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verb

ˈdän How to pronounce don (audio)
Definition of donnext
as in to throw (on)
to place on one's person she donned her best gown for the ball

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don

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noun

as in doctor

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Recent Examples of don
Verb
These metallic sneakers from Veja are fancy enough to wear out on the town, but comfy enough to don for long days of sightseeing. — Amber Cardullo, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026 Female guests donned elegant dresses while men wore ties and jackets. — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
The young don their first tiny jerseys, likely Knicks kits, for rec ball. — Sean Gregory, Time, 14 June 2026 As guests don waders and walk into the shallow bay to the floating baskets where Navy Cove cultivates its bivalves, co-owner Eric Bradley shells out oyster-farming facts. — Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 30 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for don
Recent Examples of Synonyms for don
  1. rig
  2. doctor
  3. put on
  4. professor
  5. dress
  6. instructor
  7. trick
  8. educator
Verb
  • Stunt coordinator Joel Kramer rigged up a support mechanism for the 750-pound motorcycle, since otherwise the jump was deemed too dangerous.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The choice facing concerned district leaders Tuesday was between empowering a leadership willing to rig its bylaws to keep power, or a coalition willing to tolerate antisemitism to acquire it.
    — Doug Schneider, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of rig
Noun
  • According to the Tallahassee Democrat, Donna is estranged from Robert, who is a doctor in New York.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
  • On a muggy Saturday afternoon in mid-August, tennis player Novak Djokovic appeared to vomit into a towel and called for a doctor to check his blood pressure before unexpectedly losing a second-round match in Cincinnati.
    — Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of doctor
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  • So when Billie and Issa get an actual offer for drinks with two firefighters who come to the house, Billie puts on a goofy British accent à la Issa and turns them down, choosing a quiet night at home with her friend instead.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Rescue teams were put on high alert for more flooding from a new lake that formed high up on the Himalayan mountains after the initial floods on Wednesday.
    — Niranjan Shrestha, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of put on
Noun
  • LaCroix, the University of Chicago Law professor, said there are probably justices on the current 6-3 conservative court who want to overturn that decision.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The Bordeaux region has slowed rural building too, but fire danger from the pines remains extremely high, said Claire Aragau, the professor at the Paris School of Urban Planning who led the study.
    — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of professor
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  • At this point, the two begin (deep sigh) performing lines from Romeo and Juliet while dressed as the title characters.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
  • He was also dressed as his idol, a true-to-life cosplay that his father, Steve, said he's done for three consecutive Halloweens.
    — Brian Bull, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of dress
Noun
  • The Athletic confirmed the instructor as former military service member Tim Ziesel, a nonuniversity employee.
    — Nathan Fenno, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The show is hosted by by Kyle Brandt and co-hosted by fitness instructor Ally Love.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of instructor
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  • In many cases, the robot tail wags the living dog by tricking it—tricking us—into caring about obscure metrics, then gamifying the process of improving them.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Children were taken by tricking mothers, who were told their baby had died during childbirth.
    — Ashoka, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of trick
Noun
  • Multi-disciplinary artist and educator Rosales puts a driving ’90s beat on the page in this look back at growing up in Boyle Heights.
    — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • With students’ unmet needs often becoming more apparent in middle and high school, when academic demands increase and educators have less time and fewer resources to help, Ybarra stressed the importance of addressing those needs earlier.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of educator

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