as in to don
to place on one's person
threw on a sweater and headed outside
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Hargitay donned a black shirt and navy pants paired with silver shoes, while August wore a black top and pinstriped white pants with leather sneakers.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
14 June 2025 -
While the football star wore a matching red sweatshirt and shorts with white sneakers, the pop star donned Prada boots and an Area set, which included a beige jacket and shorts.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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The production is high, and just how many numbers were put on is impressive in its own right.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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How much can be hidden in this big personality, one that fills the room, always putting on an act?—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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Viewed objectively—through the lens of incentives and self-interest—the system seemed rigged.—
Alejandro Antonio Chafuen,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The terror attack uncovered by the whistleblower involves a shipment of cell phones rigged with micro-explosives that can be detonated by an encrypted text message.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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“Throw (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20%28on%29. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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