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don

[don, dawn] / dɒn, dɔn /
VERB
clothe
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STRONGEST


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Curry was also the first to don Pennywise’s grease paint and ghoulishness for ABC’s 1990 miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s “It.”

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

The high-society nature of tarot is reflected in the opulent materials used in making the cards and in the depictions of the people on them, who don finery and engage in courtly activities.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Fifa told Argentina they would need to don their dark blue second kit in order to not clash with England's white jerseys.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

What’s the craziest-sounding movie that you can’t wait to don formal attire to see?

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

Someone’s father was a diplomat; another’s was an Oxford don.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

In that period, he claims, the dons of Oxbridge exercised “soft power” in Britain to an unprecedented extent, playing a considerable role in the intellectual life of the nation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

He dons it like armor for the chaos to come.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Ms. Alcock finally dons the Supergirl costume for 15 minutes at the end of the film, but she needn’t have bothered.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

On visits to the park's clubhouse, he always dons an England tie, complete with pin badges.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Also a factor was his laugh, against which many dons would most certainly rebel if subjected to its shattering bang more than once a week.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

Brandon Silden donned video goggles and prepared to launch one of the Marines’ latest weapons: a small, one-way-attack drone that is revolutionizing modern warfare.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Consider Gordon Ramsay’s “24 Hours to Hell and Back,” in which the chef donned full prosthetics and makeup to trick restaurant staff into treating him like an ordinary customer.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

He wore an all-white suit in the video, while his wife, singer Ashanti, donned a sparkling gown.

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

Fellow fan Rusty Carbaug, a pilot in her 30s who dropped by the Garden to wish Swift well, donned a Kansas-themed T-shirt in honour of Kelce, who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

Osfryd had donned a steel halfhelm over his long black hair, and the look on his face was grim.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

The flashy and perhaps overwhelmingly bright Chromeo took the Stardust Stage just before 9 p.m., with David Macklovitch donning a T-shirt with a very low neck and a glittering blazer.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Al-Dabba and his sons, donning protective netted hats and wielding metal bee smokers, gently inspect the neat rows of teeming hives.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

People don’t just attend shows; they arrive in elaborate, artist-inspired outfits, from Taylor Swift fans trading friendship bracelets to Beyoncé fans donning cowboy hats.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Hoards of fans huddled outside throughout the day Friday, some singing Swift tunes and donning concert merch, while others climbed scaffolding hoping to catch a better view of the festivities.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

By noon, as race fans began to arrive by train and by automobile from all over the East, men were already shedding their coats and ties, women donning broad-brimmed sun hats and sunglasses.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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