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 pair donned matching blue caps and gowns and queued up in line behind fellow 2025 graduates, with the elder Al Arab ready to accept his Bachelor of Arts degree in criminology.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
22 May 2025 -
The good news, however, is that appears ready to don the aqua and orange in 2025.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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The event is put on by the San Diego Folk Heritage group and will include bluegrass, Cajun and kids music starting at 10 a.m.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2025
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After Chelsea’s first game of the season, boss Enzo Maresca had tried to put on a brave face.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The Mavericks' win sparked all sorts of theories about the NBA being rigged.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Two crew members of a Mexican Navy sailing ship died on Saturday night when the ship drifted directly into the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge, smashing its masts and rigging.—
Joseph Goldstein,
New York Times,
18 May 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 5 Jun. 2025.
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