as in slipping (on or into)
to place on one's person
threw on a sweater and headed outside
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One is expected to be the Barkley model’s original Black/White/Varsity Purple makeup (style code JF8001-010) with another donning the Phoenix Suns-themed of combination of White/Varsity Purple/Total Orange/Black (style code JF8001-100).—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
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The pure joy of watching 30 fans – many donning their orange Camp Half Blood T-shirts – pull up to the worship site of Percy’s father was unmatched.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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The Yellow Jackets hit seven home runs, putting on a show for its first home regional game since 2019.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
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Nearly 40 years after first putting on the uniform, she was named CEO in 2024.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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The jobs that were created because CGI was slow and difficult — character creation artists, rigging artists, texture artists — face real risk.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
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In 2015, four of the world’s biggest banks — JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup’s banking unit Citicorp, Barclays and the Royal Bank of Scotland — agreed to plead guilty to rigging the currency markets and pay more than $5 billion in penalties.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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“Throwing (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwing%20%28on%29. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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