as in to don
to place on one's person
threw on a sweater and headed outside
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His longtime partnership with PJ Harvey might have prepared him for an artist willing to don as many masks as Harding, who sometimes seems to be trying to fit in all of Harvey’s career personae into a single record.—
Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026 -
In another photo, Hough donned a snakeskin-print bikini while posing with friend in the back of a boat that was docked just off the beach.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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That now could be something Harbaugh puts on his list of what to change.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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After the league break, however, Wagner’s season was put on hold again for six more weeks.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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People accused the jury of being rigged.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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However, the system is still rigged.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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“Throw (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20%28on%29. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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