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put on gloves

VERB
contest
Synonyms
STRONGEST
compete contend defend vie
STRONG
altercate attack battle brawl buck conflict cross duel feud hassle quarrel repel rival row rumpus scrap scuffle sock strike struggle tilt traverse withstand wrangle
WEAK
break with fight over gang up on knuckle with lay a finger on lay out put up dukes set to square off take on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon desert leave surrender
STRONG
agree aid assist concur harmonize help make peace support yield
WEAK
allow give up resign

Example Sentences

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I wondered if he would wash his hands or put on gloves.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2022

“They took me back to the off-limits area where we had to put on gloves to touch anything.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 4, 2021

Just say “I don’t want to/need to put on gloves right now” and go about your business.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2021

He and other firefighters answering calls involving people with respiratory symptoms put on gloves, face masks and eye protectors.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2020

Barker’s team put on gloves and scurried to the low window.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin