as in slipped (on or into)
to place on one's person
threw on a sweater and headed outside
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The film’s opening stretch whizzes along as Charli — a natural, engaging actor — is dragged from one banal, vaguely embarrassing meeting or negotiation to another, sketchy vignettes usually punctuated at their close by Charli putting on her dark sunglasses and retreating back inward.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026 -
Keep reading to discover the serums worth putting on your radar—and your shelf.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
24 Jan. 2026
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Last year, October's moon was actually closer to the equinox and thus donned the title.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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Libertine, the evening’s fashion sponsor, could be spotted throughout the room, as guests from the worlds of art, fashion, and culture donned the label’s more-is-more pieces.—
Gaby Keiderling,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2026
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Big box retailers dropped his pillows after Lindell repeatedly backed the president's claim that the 2020 election was rigged.—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Star of India had been housed in a case rigged with an alarm whose battery was dead.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Threw (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw%20%28on%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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