throws (on)

verb

present tense third-person singular of throw (on)
as in slips (on or into)
to place on one's person threw on a sweater and headed outside

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throws (on)
  1. dons
  2. puts on
  3. rigs
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  • In Aaron Sorkin’s new thriller, the fictional Haugen — who, like her nonfictional counterpart, leaks thousands of documents to Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz — habitually dons the accessories.
    — Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In the Central African Republic — where transgender people have little to no legal protections and are marginalized in much of society — Fuentes dons her wig only in the privacy of her bathroom.
    — Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of dons
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  • And while the number of puts on QQQ increased Thursday, the biggest trades were actually bullish.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Every August the Irish village of Killorglin puts on the Puck Fair.
    — Susan Neiman, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of puts on
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  • Wordplay, The Crossword Column Rebecca Goldstein rigs up a clever crossword.
    — Sam Corbin, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • There’s infectious joy and wonder as the Eridian who will come to be known as Rocky begins communicating with Ryland, at first with rudimentary signals and then with more complex language once Ryland rigs a translation device.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of rigs
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“Throws (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throws%20%28on%29. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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