as in to don
to place on one's person
threw on a sweater and headed outside
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Each of these attendees donned Tiffany & Co. jewelry.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
28 Apr. 2025 -
Meanwhile, Augustus donned a dark brown pinstripe suit, black leather boots and a pair of aviator sunglasses.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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For the Naperville native, putting on his No. 12 Cubs uniform Wednesday was a dream come true.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2025
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Kimberly Ellis, the director of the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women, was put on leave in March and is scheduled to face a vote Wednesday night that could result in her dismissal, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Apr. 2025
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Many states have privacy laws that give you the right to request that data brokers remove your personal information, but the system seems to be rigged to make exercising those rights unreasonably difficult.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
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Editors’ Picks How Healthy Is Tofu? Local elections in 1987 were widely perceived as rigged, disadvantaging a coalition of Muslim parties.—
Zia ur-Rehman,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Throw (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20%28on%29. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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