as in throwing (on)
to place on one's person
wait here while I slip into something more comfortable
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But the buzz among attendees was the reimagination of donning a thobe.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025 -
Now, women post photos of themselves in hospital rooms, cradling a baby while donning their stretchy postpartum underwear.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
23 Oct. 2025
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Indivisible is putting on No Kings with organizations including the ACLU, 50501, Planned Parenthood, the Sunrise Movement and various labor unions.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
12 Oct. 2025
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Luca has a version American Psycho lined up, with Austin Butler reportedly putting on Patrick Bateman’s see-through raincoat.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
11 Oct. 2025
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There are two separate cases—one for fraudulent sports betting and the other for rigging poker games—and Jones is a defendant in both.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Both Maduro and Chavez have been accused by international monitors of rigging their electoral wins.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Slipping (on or into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slipping%20%28on%20or%20into%29. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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