as in to don
to place on one's person
threw on a sweater and headed outside
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Jennifer Aniston and Meghan Markle both donned clogs recently, Aniston in a classic suede pair and Markle in a gardening-ready one.—
Aashna Gheewalla,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026 -
Later, the host dons a hard hat to tour a multi-billion-dollar, decades-long project that will ease freight and passenger train bottlenecks with new bridges and underpasses.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Local chefs gather for this four-day event put on by the Fort Worth Food and Wine Foundation to show off their culinary talents.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 2026
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For some, the spiral began in November when their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits were put on hold due to the federal government shutdown.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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He was also found to have clinched his second term as president through a ballot-rigging scheme.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Orbán had rigged Hungary’s electoral system, media and courts to maintain power, yet voters still removed him—a result Democrats cite as proof authoritarianism can be defeated.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Throw (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20%28on%29. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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