as in slipping (on or into)
to place on one's person
threw on a sweater and headed outside
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After sparking anger by donning whiteface in his recent NASCAR and Erika Kirk skits, the viral comedian has done it again for a promo of his BET Awards gig.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
18 June 2026 -
Media coverage of studies such as Czeisler’s triggered a wave of panic about devices and their impact on sleep, and soon everyone was fitting their tablets with blue filters or donning blue-blocker glasses to prevent all those blue photons from reaching their eyeballs at night.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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This weekend, Elizabeth Hall, a 15-year wedding planning veteran and the proprietor of Elizabeth Hall Events for nine years, is putting on a wedding at the Ocean House resort in Rhode Island.—
Choire Sicha,
CNN Money,
19 June 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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Trump without evidence claims fraud in California vote California’s notoriously prolonged vote count has been a magnet for election conspiracy theories, and Trump since Tuesday’s election has claimed without evidence that Democrats are rigging the election.—
Michelle L. Price,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 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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“Throwing (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwing%20%28on%29. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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