donned

verb

Definition of donnednext
past tense of don
as in dressed
to place on one's person she donned her best gown for the ball

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  1. rigged
  2. clad
  3. put on
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  • Anticipation regarding what might happen on closing night rippled through the stadium before the singer appeared onstage, not least because of the numerous cameras peppered around the floor and rigged on wires overhead.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement The opposition has said that the vote was rigged with the help of neighboring Russia, Georgia’s former imperial master, with Moscow hoping to keep Tbilisi in its orbit.
    Sophiko Megrelidze, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of rigged
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  • The retro trend of cladding your rooms with wallpaper actually harkens further back to centuries past, when fine homes were showcases for pastoral murals in elegant gathering rooms.
    Jamie Gold, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The inquiry said architect Studio E, principal contractor Rydon, and cladding sub-contractor Harley all bore considerable responsibility for disaster.
    Reuters, NBC News, 4 Sep. 2024
Definition of clad
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  • The musical follows Elmer McCurdy, an outlaw who was killed in a shootout with police in 1911 and then had his mummified corpse put on display and later made the rounds on the carnival and sideshow circuit.
    Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
  • In the case of a government shutdown, those workers are put on leave because there isn't money budgeted for their job.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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