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donning

[don-ing] / ˈdɒn ɪŋ /
VERB
clothe
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


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The actress marked the occasion by donning a stunning lace Schiaparelli gown featuring long sleeves and a high neckline.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, donning a yellow safety vest and goggles, celebrated a ribbon-cutting at a once-imperiled factory this week in Lansing, Mich.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 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

I spent as much time as I reasonably could drying off and donning my old clothing, which had been washed without my knowing.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood



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