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
Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 6 Jan. 2025
That’s because at the Golden Globe Awards Red Carpet Pre-Show at the Beverly Hilton, Ariana Grande donned an unworn vintage 1966 Givenchy Haute Couture dress.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 5 Jan. 2025
Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2024
Derulo’s Instagram followers have also seen the singer don matching outfits with his son.
—Courtney Young, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
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That same year, Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss donned chainmail minis at a Versace party in London.
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 6 Jan. 2025
That’s because at the Golden Globe Awards Red Carpet Pre-Show at the Beverly Hilton, Ariana Grande donned an unworn vintage 1966 Givenchy Haute Couture dress.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 5 Jan. 2025
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Apparently mafia dons loved nothing more than an evening in a private box, dabbing their eyes through Madama Butterfly.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2024
Derulo’s Instagram followers have also seen the singer don matching outfits with his son.
—Courtney Young, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
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The medical examiner’s office will first use dental records to make an identification, although that requires doctors to have some idea of who the person is, Ukpo said.Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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My doctor, however, didn't understate the situation.Eldiara Doucette, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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The duo wanted to rig the prosthetic for a blood take, and the makeup FX veteran — who was already keen on taking a more practical route — agreed to a double-layer appliance just in case the blood-less takes didn’t pan out.Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
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The contractor is going to have to rig a rope system to get into some of those spots, Steffen said.Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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At the age of eight, he was let loose in the library of his late father, a professor of moral philosophy, and a part of Leibniz never left.Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Giraldi is also an adjunct professor in the Entertainment, Media, and Technology Program at NYU Stern School of Business.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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Amazing producers are forever putting on amazing events.Helen Croydon, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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After the New England Patriots’ final game of the season, Drake Maye put on a hoodie and a jacket, said congratulations to Joe Milton on an impressive performance in a mostly meaningless game and headed out the door into an offseason when everything is about to change.Chad Graff, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Overall, instructors say that their students’ use of AI tools is freeing them up to teach higher-level thinking that used to be reserved for advanced classes.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2024
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Taking place during the events of 2019’s John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, the action flick also stars recruiter Ian McShane and training camp instructor Sharon Duncan-Brewster.Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Dec. 2024
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Many were senior citizens and dressed in red, yellow and blue, answering Machado’s call to wear the colors of the Venezuelan flag.Regina Garcia Cano and Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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When superstar singer Taylor Swift arrived at last year’s Wild Card game between the Chiefs and Dolphins, she was dressed for the bitter cold while also showing support for boyfriend Travis Kelce.Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
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As corporations roll back their DEI policies amid shifting tides of political discourse, I am reminded that, for educators, abandoning this work is not an option.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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This vision cannot be propelled by one segment alone, but by the collective effort of policymakers, health care leaders, educators, and community members.Ann Marie P. Mauro, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Other options include a rooftop deck with staircase, and a wood-burning stove, though tricking it out like this will of course increase the price significantly.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2025
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In these campaigns, attackers trick developers into granting permissions to malicious applications, which then insert harmful code into popular extensions.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Don.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/don. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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