threw (on)

verb

Definition of threw (on)next
past tense of throw (on)
as in slipped (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 threw (on)
  1. put on
  2. donned
  3. rigged
Verb
  • Five weeks before the 2026 NFL season kicks off, CBS Sports‘ lead analyst Tony Romo has been put on leave following his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 July 2026
  • That question is why the launch traveled well beyond the AI community, and why the reflexive read in the market was that the Western leaders had just been put on notice.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of put on
Verb
  • With the Pole having joined the Chicago Fire this summer on a free transfer following four highly successful years in Catalonia, the jersey donned by greats such as Luis Suarez, Samuel Eto’o and Ronaldo Nazario is vacant.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The future queen wore a striped black-and-white top with a green blazer, while William donned a simple gray suit and blue dress shirt.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of donned
Verb
  • And there shouldn’t be such an obvious and geographically rigged hierarchy.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • Trump has long suggested, without evidence, that elections were rigged.
    — Catherine Bouvet, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Definition of rigged
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“Threw (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw%20%28on%29. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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