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noun

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Recent Examples of groom
Verb
The Washbergs were never going to accept a trailer-trash bride for their firstborn son, but for their gay son, any bride who wasn’t a groom would do. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025 Between 1994 and 2004, Maxwell helped groom and recruit victims, some as young as 14 years old, to be abused by Epstein. Rebecca Schneid, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
Farley has been at the helm of Ford, a job he was groomed for at the tender age of 5 by his grandfather, for 5 years now. Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for groom
Recent Examples of Synonyms for groom
Verb
  • You should also be prepared to replace worn hoses, especially for ranges that connect with flexible gas lines.
    Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Enduring hunger alongside heavy, unbelievable sounds of explosions, some of the relatives sheltering in our house decided to prepare their bags and head south.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The relevant tradition is that the bride and bridegroom each choose who should stand up for them.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • The constant gaslighting from ex-husband is extremely hurtful and exhausting.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
  • What to know Pentatonix singer Scott Hoying has called his husband, Mark Hoying, his muse for nearly a decade.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • She’s aided in her sleuthing by her ex-hubby (a charming Daniel Auteuil).
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Following the presentations, local industry partners and the churches were encouraged to network and connect for the future phases of each project.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
  • L3Harris revealed that the communications suite will provide interoperability with the United States, NATO and coalition partners, creating a networked battlespace with fifth-generation aircraft and beyond.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Groom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groom. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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