as in donned
to place on one's person
threw on a sweater and headed outside
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put on
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Kershaw then walked off the mound and was put on the injured list with a bone spur on his left big toe.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025 -
The moms put on matching leggings, get in formation, and shake their little asses to something that resembles a beat.—
Olivia Crandall,
Vulture,
18 May 2025
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“Thrown (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrown%20%28on%29. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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