as in to throw (on)
to place on one's person
wait here while I slip into something more comfortable
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The jersey is one of the heaviest in soccer, after previously being donned by the likes of generational greats and club icons such as Ronaldinho and Lionel Messi.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025 -
When Powell left, so did her rival, who donned a mask before leaving the celebration.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2025
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Each year, the event brings the nominees to Broadway to put on a show – in just 10 days.—
Sequoia Carrillo,
NPR,
23 June 2025
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She's done research on bees in Belize, where people keep hives far from their homes and livestock and put on their protective beekeeping clothing in their trucks before getting out near a hive.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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He was impeached, but there are very strong, extreme supporters who believe that all of our elections have been rigged.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
27 June 2025
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Newsom is seeking $787 million — the same amount that Fox News paid to settle a defamation suit with Dominion Voting Systems, a company that claimed the network repeatedly aired false allegations about its voting machines to boost Trump’s lies that the 2020 election was rigged.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2025
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“Slip (on or into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slip%20%28on%20or%20into%29. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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