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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Recent Examples of groom
Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The owners also had to think about the grooms, exercise riders and stable hands.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2025
Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2025
For what she was sentenced, trafficking in minors, grooming minors, there's no way she should be given leniency.
—ABC News, 3 Aug. 2025
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Verb
That presents her with a new problem — the groom's taciturn best man, Griffin, who will stop at nothing to make sure the wedding happens.
—Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The owners also had to think about the grooms, exercise riders and stable hands.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2025
Noun
Sisley recently launched a group of grooming products laser-targeted to fit into that very niche.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2025
For what she was sentenced, trafficking in minors, grooming minors, there's no way she should be given leniency.
—ABC News, 3 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for groom
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Build Career Advisors and Internal Learning Paths Create roles or programs that help employees explore new functions, assess transferable skills and prepare for moves.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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This comforting Tex-Mex soup is a cinch to prepare.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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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Renting out the bride (or bridegroom), even for short periods, does not strike Miss Manners as festive.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
7 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Godwin's version of that: A trip to Green Lake County that included the fair, boat rides, cheese curds, s'mores, lounge chair cherries, shopping Amish goods, and her husband's family's Greek home cooking.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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She was introduced to D&D about a decade ago by her husband's friends.—
Scott Greenstone,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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After a short, awkward visit, the cheater pleaded his case to my hubby.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
19 June 2025
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The This Is Us actress stopped by the Not Gonna Lie podcast and told host Kylie Kelce that her singer hubby recently fibbed about watching the film to a friend.—
Daysia Tolentino,
EW.com,
20 July 2025
Noun
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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
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Your massage, sound bath, or herbal body wrap can be delivered to your suite or performed in a private outdoor cabana, cooled by gentle misters and soundtracked by desert birdsong.—
David Weiss,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Prepare for new attribution models — work with payment providers and data partners to maintain visibility when agents are in the loop.—
Jason Goldberg,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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The search for Top involved over 50 personnel, including local police units and partner agencies, and employed ATVs, drones, and helicopter support, police said in an update on July 31.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Groom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groom. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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