as in preparing
to make ready in advance
the hotel's penthouse suite is being groomed for a royal visit
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Recent Examples of grooming
Winning Over the Rink Around the same time, Youngblood was grooming hockey dad Eric Perardi, the coach and real-estate developer, who was quietly unraveling amid a bitter divorce.
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Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
Hair products, Oribe (Bernthal), V76 by Vaughn (Moss-Bachrach); grooming products, Augustinus Bader (Bernthal), Clarins (Moss-Bachrach).
—Jenny Lumet, Vanity Fair, 10 Feb. 2026
Services range from traditional barbering to luxury grooming treatments for customers.
—Alexa Stone, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
The girl was 14 when Teague began grooming her in June 2024, according to Tuesday’s news release.
—Alex Brizee
february 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
The lawsuit accuses Smith of grooming the boy and touching him inappropriately, including rubbing his buttocks and pressing his own body against the boy's while he was seated at his desk.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Indeed, the therapy dog has evolved from novelty to credible member of the care team — complete with vaccination records, grooming schedules, and job descriptions.
—Henry I. Miller, STAT, 28 Jan. 2026
Universal Friend adopted the name, uniform, and grooming of a nonspecific gender.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
After grooming and perfecting Gomez's cuticles, Bachik applied Aprés Gel Couleur's Serengeti Plains, a true, cool brown shade, then topped it with Aprés's Astral Gel in The Sun, a shape-shifting, glittering magnetic bronze with a very apt product name.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Jan. 2026
Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
Hair products, Oribe (Bernthal), V76 by Vaughn (Moss-Bachrach); grooming products, Augustinus Bader (Bernthal), Clarins (Moss-Bachrach).
—Jenny Lumet, Vanity Fair, 10 Feb. 2026
Services range from traditional barbering to luxury grooming treatments for customers.
—Alexa Stone, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
The girl was 14 when Teague began grooming her in June 2024, according to Tuesday’s news release.
—Alex Brizee
february 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
The lawsuit accuses Smith of grooming the boy and touching him inappropriately, including rubbing his buttocks and pressing his own body against the boy's while he was seated at his desk.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Indeed, the therapy dog has evolved from novelty to credible member of the care team — complete with vaccination records, grooming schedules, and job descriptions.
—Henry I. Miller, STAT, 28 Jan. 2026
Universal Friend adopted the name, uniform, and grooming of a nonspecific gender.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
After grooming and perfecting Gomez's cuticles, Bachik applied Aprés Gel Couleur's Serengeti Plains, a true, cool brown shade, then topped it with Aprés's Astral Gel in The Sun, a shape-shifting, glittering magnetic bronze with a very apt product name.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grooming
preparing
Verb
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The organization relies on community support and is preparing for a Mother's Day fundraiser to continue the work.—
Wakisha Bailey,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Fine restaurants must wait for customers’ orders before preparing the food.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Grooming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grooming. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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