as in to throw (on)
to place on one's person
she donned her best gown for the ball
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Recent Examples of don
Josh Dinner, Space.com, 13 May 2026
Meanwhile, Queen Camilla sported regal headwear of her own, donning the Diamond Diadem.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Federal prosecutors say Davis would go on to don disguises — a wig once, and a do-rag-style head covering another time — again in March and July to impersonate two other NFL players on video calls and bilk millions more in loans.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Artemis 3 astronauts may also have the chance to don Axiom's new spacesuits, but those have also faced significant delays.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 13 May 2026
Meanwhile, Queen Camilla sported regal headwear of her own, donning the Diamond Diadem.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Noun
Sanjar and other biologists don gloves and gingerly place a somewhat docile possum in a harness normally used by dog groomers when trimming nails.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Federal prosecutors say Davis would go on to don disguises — a wig once, and a do-rag-style head covering another time — again in March and July to impersonate two other NFL players on video calls and bilk millions more in loans.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for don
Noun
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There are doctors, like anaesthetists, who want to do things to patients.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Yet doctors eventually assured her that physical activity for a recovering pediatric leukemia patient would be beneficial to his quality of life.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Crews rigged a hoisting system using a ladder truck as a high point to raise the victim up to safety, according to fire officials.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
13 May 2026
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Others images shared with The Associated Press show heavy gunfire echoing over farms and drones rigged with explosives laying in the brush.—
Megan Janetsky,
Fortune,
10 May 2026
Noun
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The mailer comes as Villegas, a college professor, faces moderate Democratic Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains in a tough primary for California’s 22nd Congressional District.—
Mathew Miranda
May 13,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
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Fatal bear attacks in Saskatchewan are rare, Douglas Clark, a professor at the University of Saskatchewan's School of Environment and Sustainability, who specializes in human-bear interactions, told Canada's public broadcaster CBC.—
Ahmad Mukhtar,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
Verb
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During testing, an official test load of up to 2 tons was put on the bridge (representing the heaviest snowplows, among others).—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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Bell also received a second stent and was put on blood thinners to reduce the risk of another clot forming.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
Noun
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This week, Princeton faculty voted to require instructor proctoring of all in-class exams beginning on July 1.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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Timothy James Shay, 51, was sentenced to 18 to 54 years in state prison for using his position as a private piano instructor to abuse young male students from the mid-1990s through his arrest in 2025.—
Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Madame Gres dressed the likes of Princess Grace of Monaco, Greta Grabo, Marlene Dietrich and Jacqueline Kennedy.—
Cathrin Schaer,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
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Today, pretty much every maison has a reference dressed in the hue.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
14 May 2026
Noun
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At just 11 years old, Sean is already widely known for his science content and as a STEM educator, following in Nye's footsteps.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Kate spent forty minutes with the president of the Reggio Children Foundation, former minister Francesco Profumo, and other educators.—
Stefania Saltalamacchia,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Anchoring, scarcity and choice architecture aren’t about tricking people.—
David Meade,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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The church hosts sure love tricking us into eating raw broccoli by serving it up in this creamy pasta salad.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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“Don.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/don. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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