as in to throw (on)
to place on one's person
wait here while I slip into something more comfortable
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Just as sunlight interrupts the darkness over his small Hokkaido city, the 76-year-old pulls on his rain boots and dons a bright orange jacket.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Dec. 2025 -
That motif extends to the trippy video, where McRae dons angel wings, like a Gen Z version of Claire Danes in Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
11 Dec. 2025
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Her glam was put on full display!—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
8 Dec. 2025
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So, put on your favorite Rat Pack record and get ready to learn some confidential information.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Dec. 2025
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Taken together, these indicators suggest that many Americans believe our economic system is not just failing to work for them, but is fundamentally rigged against them—a conclusion made harder to dismiss by the massive, multi-decade rise in inequality.—
Lucy Lang,
Time,
10 June 2026
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Trump has repeatedly alleged that Democrats have rigged the June 2 primary in their favor.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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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 17 Jun. 2026.
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