as in to prepare
to make ready in advance
the hotel's penthouse suite is being groomed for a royal visit
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Ravenswood returns as the Phantom of the manor and kills the groom-to-be.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Court filings from the former players allege how Lorch methodically groomed and abused children from some of the nation’s poorest communities, cunningly and cruelly preying on their desperation and love of the city game, on an almost industrial scale.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The group includes Shiva (Mariam Afshari), a photographer; Golrokh (Hadis Pakbaten), a bride-to-be; Golrokh’s groom, Ali (Majid Panahi); and Hamid (Majid Panahi), Shiva’s tempestuous ex-boyfriend.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Ravenswood returns as the Phantom of the manor and kills the groom-to-be.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
As his father’s wealth grew, Igor was groomed as his heir, and handed state contracts.
—Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Court filings from the former players allege how Lorch methodically groomed and abused children from some of the nation’s poorest communities, cunningly and cruelly preying on their desperation and love of the city game, on an almost industrial scale.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Verb
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At the beginning of the week, prepare foods like bean burritos or steamed vegetables to add to salads.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
29 Oct. 2025
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Graduates complete the program prepared to join the workforce of intelligence professionals.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The relevant tradition is that the bride and bridegroom each choose who should stand up for them.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
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The happy couple are therefore within their rights not to reissue invitations that were previously declined merely because the date, the location and the entree (though not, perhaps, the bridegroom) have changed.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025
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Now a mommy influencer on Instagram, Abby and her husband call upon Noah to oversee a baby naming ceremony, which a vengeful Joanne also attends.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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On the day show up when the party starts, smile, thank everyone, especially MIL then have your husband pick you up exactly when the party is due to end.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Forgetting Derry’s communal traumas is as much a part of the town’s firmament as the scenic canals, the nearby Air Force base where Charlotte’s hubby Leroy (Jovan Adepo) has been newly posted, and the dilapidated house at 29 Neibolt Street.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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Early this year, Baldoni actually sued Lively, hubby Ryan Reynolds and others for defamation in a $400 million countersuit.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This often uses evaporative cooling towers – giant misters that spray water over hot pipes or open basins.—
Leo S. Lo,
The Conversation,
1 Sep. 2025
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The rooftop has plenty of cushioned seating under misters, several bars and a hookah menu with more flavors than a Baskin-Robbins.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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With this imagery, a terrain map can be generated for use by urban planners, or a soldier can print a copy of an image and share it with foreign mission partners on the battlefield.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Her partner's mom got OP's daughter a gift, but none of her partner's siblings did.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Groom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groom. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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