as in slipping (on or into)
to place on one's person
threw on a sweater and headed outside
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The couple — romantically linked since 2021 — dressed as art and fashion icons Andy Warhol and Edie Sedgwick, donning wigs and costumes reminiscent of their looks from the 1965 New York Film Festival.—
Diana Pearl,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025 -
This juxtaposition is seen on the collaboration, with the left shoe donning a white leather base and using precise, high-resolution imagery.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Liam has spoken extensively about putting on the black leathers, contacts and the wig and that process of not becoming yourself.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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Indivisible is putting on No Kings with organizations including the ACLU, 50501, Planned Parenthood, the Sunrise Movement and various labor unions.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
12 Oct. 2025
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There are two separate cases—one for fraudulent sports betting and the other for rigging poker games—and Jones is a defendant in both.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Both Maduro and Chavez have been accused by international monitors of rigging their electoral wins.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Throwing (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwing%20%28on%29. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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