as in to don
to place on one's person
threw on a sweater and headed outside
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The siblings both donned sunglasses, with Billie accessorizing with a black hat and jacket.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025 -
The King of Crash is front and center on the card, formally known as the 1916 M101-5 Sporting News Blank Back #151, posed in a pitching stance and donning his Beantown uniform.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
1 Feb. 2025
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Spider-Man goes to chow down on his free pizza in an alleyway while putting on his normal attire and discovers a DVD player in mint condition by the dumpster and decides to take it home.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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The feature was set in the world of sports memorabilia but was put on hold due to the SAG-AFTRA strikes.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 2025
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Many football fans have convinced themselves that the NFL has rigged games to benefit the Chiefs, despite former coaches and players saying that talk is ludicrous.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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More News: Bears Name Coordinators Added to Staff Under New Head Coach Ben Johnson Edelman, a three-time Super Bowl champion, has had enough of the recent claims that the NFL is rigging games to help the Kansas City Chiefs win.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Throw (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20%28on%29. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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