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
Shannon Carlin, Time, 6 May 2026
There, tasks range from gardening and fruit picking to grooming animals and cleaning barns.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2026
Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
The rehearsal dinner is traditionally hosted by the groom’s family, but that’s not what this Saturday dinner sounds like, since the bride’s family hosted it.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
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Verb
The story is focused on the girls being groomed to become the wives of Gilead’s most important men.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 6 May 2026
There, tasks range from gardening and fruit picking to grooming animals and cleaning barns.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2026
Noun
This oh-so soft rendition of the side bun will make every wedding guest (and the groom) swoon.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
The rehearsal dinner is traditionally hosted by the groom’s family, but that’s not what this Saturday dinner sounds like, since the bride’s family hosted it.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman Britain is deploying a warship to the Middle East to prepare for a joint operation to open the Strait of Hormuz, the country's defense ministry confirmed on May 9.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
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The judges face a ticking clock as local election clerks prepare to finalize ballots for the August primaries by May 26 and decisions in the three cases are likely to come quickly.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
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Rose Allgood is steps away from joining her bridegroom for her wedding ceremony when there is a scream.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2026
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But the relationships at the heart of the book—between the teenage Indigo and Azure, and between the adult Indigo and the unnamed bridegroom—are vividly, viscerally real.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Mar. 2026
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Joni Lamb, who with her late husband founded the Daystar Television Network and guided it to become one of the world’s largest Christian TV networks, died Thursday.—
John Seewer,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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Bell, who shares two daughters with husband Dax Shepard, opened up about her decision to celebrate the holiday without her children.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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The Selling Sunset star secretly tied the knot to her businessman hubby Christian Richard in December 2020.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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Klum documented their latest romantic interlude on social media in late March, showcasing some PDA with her hubby in a cheeky carousel.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
9 Apr. 2026
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Use a mister or spray bottle to keep the soil moist but not wet.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
4 May 2026
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Refresh dry moss with a mister or sprayer.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
30 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, be patient with partners, spouses and close friends.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
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Our administration will work with providers and state partners to establish stronger accountability standards so ambulances are not diverted from true emergencies.—
Nick Stewart,
Baltimore Sun,
9 May 2026
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“Groom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groom. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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