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puts on



VERB
stage a performance
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
be truthful


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To keep headaches and eye itchiness at bay, Katherine Sharpe now puts on an N95 mask before getting into an Uber or Lyft.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Despite European countries regularly denouncing the restrictions Afghanistan puts on women, Sweden, Denmark and Germany have also refused them visas.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

And as our little girl puts on her tutu for 3-year-old ballet class, she says, “No, momma, I don’t want to go to dance class.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

He then puts on his Meta glasses, which contain tiny cameras, gets out of his van and engages the girls and their parents in conversation, apparently without their knowledge of being filmed.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

She even puts on a Count Dracula accent to make the moment more dramatic.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez



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