as in threw (on)
to place on one's person
wait here while I slip into something more comfortable
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Others put on alert by Israel’s recognition are China and Turkey.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026 -
His aunt, Jamileh, was a reformist Member of Parliament who was put on trial for attending a conference in Berlin and banned from running for a second term.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2026
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Along with a soul patch and longer hair, Garfield donned a black flat cap, light sunglasses, and a bright blue blazer in the snap.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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Alongside a pair of vintage pearl-cluster earrings, the mother-of-three donned a gold necklace with a simple garnet stone.—
Stephanie Bridger-Linning,
Glamour,
15 Jan. 2026
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Their scheme grew to involve more than 39 players on more than 17 different NCAA Division I men's basketball teams, who then rigged and attempted to rig more than 29 games, prosecutors said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Jan. 2026
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The fixers’ scheme grew to involve more than 39 players on more than 17 different NCAA Division I men’s basketball teams, who then rigged and attempted to rig more than 29 games, prosecutors said.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Slipped (on or into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slipped%20%28on%20or%20into%29. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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