as in to don
to place on one's person
threw on a sweater and headed outside
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Violet donned a black bra and some silver necklaces in the snap, teaming the gothic glam look with a classic dark red lip.Becca Longmire, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Fan-favorite Disney night is back and the stars donned some classic ensembles (and questionable wigs) to make the Disney dream a reality.Calie Schepp, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Day of the Dead altars:How to make your Dia de los Muertos ofrenda and what to put on it When is Dia de los Muertos 2024?Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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Restrictions were put on various foods from July 1942 until July 1954, including meat, dairy, eggs, sugar and candy, to avoid food shortages and keep the population fed on a fair and healthy diet.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Second, no matter who wins, Donald Trump will charge that the vote was rigged.Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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The center, which opened in 2022, is responsible for deciphering, and defeating, surreptitious efforts to rig or tilt the American vote.David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Throw (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20%28on%29. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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