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throwing (on)

verb

present participle of throw (on)
as in slipping (on or into)
to place on one's person threw on a sweater and headed outside

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  1. donning
  2. putting on
  3. rigging
Verb
  • That evening, the artist performed one classic after another, donning her best stage outfits and transforming the concert hall into a veritable runway.
    — Blanche Marcel, Vanity Fair, 20 Sep. 2026
  • On Thursday, demonstrators, mostly women, in the Ekurhuleni district where the bodies were found, marched in the streets, donning black.
    — Rael Ombuor The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of donning
Verb
  • Virojt Changyencham/Getty Images Between today's issues with high inflation, elevated interest rates and increasing consumer goods costs, a lot of Americans are feeling the strain that this economic environment is putting on their budgets.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Host a Stunning Harvest-Themed Meal Autumn ushers in the season of hosting, and Martha is reigning queen of putting on a good time.
    — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of putting on
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  • Cinelease, founded in 1977, has since bolted on rigging firm C&C Studio Services as well as barricade firm West Coast Fencing to build out its own services unit.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2026
  • There are already signs that the scandal could go much deeper than rigging the salary cap and arranging no-show endorsement deals.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of rigging
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