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  • past tense form of don.
  • past participle of don.
Definitions

donned

[dond] / dɒnd /
VERB
clothe
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


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When Keith Alexander died in 2010, he was honoured up and down the country, including on one of football's biggest stages as England players donned black armbands for a match at Wembley.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

When former leader Deng Xiaoping toured the U.S. in 1979, eager to bind a reforming China to the West, he famously donned a 10-gallon cowboy hat at a Texas rodeo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Anaheimers donned Halos jerseys and hats like never before.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

On Saturday, Pope Leo XIV donned a green and white vestment created by the 51-year-old Sorcinelli while presiding over mass in the nearby port city of Rimini.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

There were no objections to C.P.’s elevation at the next meeting and so he donned the scarlet robe and repeated the sacred oath of leadership.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson



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