dons 1 of 2

verb

Definition of donsnext
present tense third-person singular of don
as in dresses
to place on one's person she donned her best gown for the ball

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dons

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noun

plural of don
as in professors

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  1. professors
  2. instructors
  3. educators
  4. trainers
Noun
  • Situational ethics, rather than neutral principles, has become the norm among many professors, who are influencing today’s students.
    Alan M. Dershowitz, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Hitler, Stalin, Castro and Pol Pot were supported by students and their professors.
    Alan M. Dershowitz, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of professors
Noun
  • So many of us, instructors and students alike, were taught to believe that for every problem there is only one correct response.
    Anthony Fredericks, Contributor, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2024
  • This information will flow back to instructors to shape a student’s progression through the course.
    Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of instructors
Noun
  • High standards for students must be matched with equally high standards for educators across all school types.
    Andrew Spar, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2024
  • But when educators are expected to juggle roles as counselors, security guards, and paramedics, all while meeting rigid testing mandates, teaching and learning is severely compromised.
    Andrew Spar, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of educators
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  • At the same time, Oasis will be on their reunion tour–Britpop is also, of course, intrinsically linked with football culture–so prepare to see fans rocking three-stripe trainers (and parkas, and mod cuts…).
    Alice Cary, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
  • While there are plenty of no-name carbon copy trainers and NPCs scattered throughout Pokémon, the characters that are part of the story tend to be wildly varied, with no two major characters being all that alike.
    Oliver Brandt, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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