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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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2025
As punishment, the bride and groom have to watch every snap of San Diego State’s 6-3 win over NIU last week, every Saturday for the rest of the year.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
Open the doors of this imaginative playset to reveal a spacious barn where young equestrians can groom, feed, and care for their pint-sized ponies.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The groom isn’t the only one who’s remained tight-lipped about wedding plans.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2025
As punishment, the bride and groom have to watch every snap of San Diego State’s 6-3 win over NIU last week, every Saturday for the rest of the year.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
The Ryman concert was rebroadcast as an Apple Music livestream hosted by veteran hip-hop tastemaker Ebro Darden, while the afterparty held at Hillsboro Village’s Anzie Blue was backed by men’s grooming brand Duke Cannon.
—Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
Open the doors of this imaginative playset to reveal a spacious barn where young equestrians can groom, feed, and care for their pint-sized ponies.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for groom
Verb
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A week ago, the Boston Red Sox were preparing for their first trip to the postseason in four years.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Participants will learn the basics of Dutch oven cooking and how to prepare various recipes, some that include wild game meat.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 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
Noun
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When one patient, a new mother experiencing postpartum depression, commits an impulsive, desperate act, Linda is forced to contend with her own physically and emotionally unavailable husband.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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That of the vampy, endlessly ambitious, and deliciously ruthless weather presenter Suzanne Stone, who plots to knock off her husband (Matt Dillon) in Gus Van Sant’s satirical romp.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At the premiere, Hilaria praised her hubby for encouraging her to pursue her dream of competing on the hit show.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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She’s aided in her sleuthing by her ex-hubby (a charming Daniel Auteuil).—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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That includes natural bodies of water like creeks and lakes, as well as cooling towers, fountains, humidifiers or misters, hot tubs, and even the tanks that hold windshield wiper fluid in cars.—
Alice Park,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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That’s a devastating blow because Pionk’s second-pair success is somewhat dependent on having Samberg as his partner.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The elections division launched an investigation and reached out to their partners, including the printer and authorized carrier.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Groom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groom. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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