as in donned
to place on one's person
threw on a sweater and headed outside
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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 -
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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“Thrown (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrown%20%28on%29. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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