as in dresses
to place on one's person
she donned her best gown for the ball
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Recent Examples of dons
Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Naomi Osaka dons two looks on the carpet.
—Chelsea Stahl, NBC news, 4 May 2026
Serena Williams dons a bright red gown with black heels at Anna Wintour's annual pre-Met Gala dinner in Greenwich Village on May 3 in New York City.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Verb
Even Luke Skywalker dons a pair of beige Levi’s—transformed from a miner’s uniform into a symbol of rebellious cool by the likes of James Dean—to blend in with the desert sands of Tatooine, a former mining outpost.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Naomi Osaka dons two looks on the carpet.
—Chelsea Stahl, NBC news, 4 May 2026
Serena Williams dons a bright red gown with black heels at Anna Wintour's annual pre-Met Gala dinner in Greenwich Village on May 3 in New York City.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dons
Verb
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Alix Earle dresses in a red mini dress for NYLON's Miami Race Week residency at Miami Grand Prix 2026, presented by Mini USA, on April 29.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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Men in jackets and pressed slacks drift through the hallways with equally elegant ladies on their arms; when dinner time arrives, everyone dresses for the occasion, as did the generations of guests before them.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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One possibility is Grete (Luna Wedler), an aspiring botanist who, in 1908, becomes the first woman admitted to Marburg University, in Germany—an honor granted, begrudgingly, by an all-male panel of professors.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Site visits and work in the studio will be part of her creative research, as well as dialogues with religious communities and congregations, university professors and artisans.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
Verb
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There’s infectious joy and wonder as the Eridian who will come to be known as Rocky begins communicating with Ryland, at first with rudimentary signals and then with more complex language once Ryland rigs a translation device.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The psychiatrist supervisor oversees doctors and other medical professionals who provide psychiatric care, while also delivering mental health services.—
Angela Rodriguez
May 3,
Sacbee.com,
3 May 2026
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The goal, doctors say, is to count their survival in years, not days.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Possibly this was the case at élite law schools in the nineteen-nineties, where even the most obdurate deans could not afford to ignore their militant students indefinitely.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Many move around the country, going from deans to vice presidents, and on to president, and by that time they are conditioned to stay within the traditional behaviors of corporate expectations, where regularity is valued, and disruption is thought to create corporate liability.—
Matthew G. Andersson,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Another barrier previously cited by board members has been difficulty finding qualified instructors with an Arabic certification endorsement having passed the Arabic world language test, particularly those who can also commit to a four-year program covering a wide range of skill sets.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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In a digital landscape where Pilates instructors often fit a specific mold, her lessons were gaining traction for all the wrong reasons.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Hollywood puts on hundreds of events each year — premieres, galas and FYC events — and the majority of the time those red carpets are not recycled.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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Last week, the Geneva Chamber of Commerce, which puts on the annual Swedish Days festival, announced that the parade traditionally held on the final day of the celebration would be paused this year.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Amangiri suits guests who want wellness paired with landscape and cultural immersion, and SHA Mexico is built for travelers who want structured medical programming with measurable follow-through.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
5 May 2026
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The trick is to work with your stylist to design something that suits your personal style.—
Diana Tsui,
Footwear News,
3 May 2026
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“Dons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dons. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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