as in dressed
to place on one's person
she donned her best gown for the ball
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Recent Examples of donned
Kardashian wore a white Vera Wang gown with a lavender sash for the wedding, while Odom donned a gray tuxedo with black lapels.
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Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
The boys donned headgear and faced off, one on one, with padded sticks.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
One guest wore lettuce on his head, another had a bird’s nest in her antlers, and a third donned a pineapple on top of a wire basket.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
Reaves donned the practice jersey of Ayton.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
For the Gamecocks' Sweet 16 game, Staley donned a graphic tee featuring Raven Johnson, her star senior guard.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
One conspicuous member of the crowd was Montgomery Ambrose, who donned an inflatable bear costume.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Mar. 2026
Referees donned masks as much as possible as did coaches and players on the bench.
—Shari Rudavsky, IndyStar, 27 Mar. 2026
Pham donned a neon pink wig and a vest, channeling Lily’s alter ego, Lola.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
The boys donned headgear and faced off, one on one, with padded sticks.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
One guest wore lettuce on his head, another had a bird’s nest in her antlers, and a third donned a pineapple on top of a wire basket.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
Reaves donned the practice jersey of Ayton.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
For the Gamecocks' Sweet 16 game, Staley donned a graphic tee featuring Raven Johnson, her star senior guard.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
One conspicuous member of the crowd was Montgomery Ambrose, who donned an inflatable bear costume.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Mar. 2026
Referees donned masks as much as possible as did coaches and players on the bench.
—Shari Rudavsky, IndyStar, 27 Mar. 2026
Pham donned a neon pink wig and a vest, channeling Lily’s alter ego, Lola.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donned
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Hulu set the mood for the evening when two dozen young women, dressed in their Gilead wife-training school’s purple uniforms, walked in solemn unison down the carpet, each carrying a small pie and boarding a bus with curtains covering the windows.—
Alex Cramer,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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It’s been very exciting, seeing everyone at conventions dressed as me in my outfits.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2026
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According to the Hezbollah source, the man was detained in September after allegedly parking a motorbike rigged with an explosive device disguised as a battery along a road in Beirut’s southern suburbs, an area where Hezbollah maintains tight security control.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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In the days leading up to the attack, Ghazali allegedly rigged his truck with booby traps, fireworks, explosives, and large amounts of gasoline.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Orange Lutheran softball team put on a clinic in situational hitting and got an outstanding outing from pitcher Rylee Silva in a 3-0 victory over Los Alamitos in the quarterfinals of the Michelle Carew Classic on Friday at Peralta Park.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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Another point of pride for Airbus is the fact that the project took only nine months from conception to demonstration, which reflects the urgency put on developing new drone and anti-drone technologies.—
David Szondy
April 04,
New Atlas,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Donned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donned. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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