grooming

present participle of groom

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of grooming Kittens also learn important behaviors—such as grooming, using the litter-box, and respecting play boundaries—more naturally from one another than from humans. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025 After the Supreme Court ruling, Holt said, the department changed its grooming policy to allow closely cropped beards. Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025 The American Kennel Club suggests regularly grooming dogs to prevent a build-up of hair in the car. Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025 Licensing officials also investigated educators accused of grooming behaviors like flirting with children, spending non-school time alone and isolated with students, or invading students’ personal space by rubbing their shoulders, thighs and lower backs. Danielle Duclos, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025 Body care and grooming products Treat your body to some TLC with these luxurious shower additions and grooming essentials. Caitlyn Martyn May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 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 Whereas the fashions of grooming locate us in time, hair simply grows as part of our species biology. Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025 To celebrate the reopening of the MoMA Store in New York City, the Museum of Modern Art is hosting a pop-up with one of France’s most popular men’s grooming brands, Horace. Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grooming
preparing
Verb
  • Spirit Halloween employees start preparing to launch stores in the summer, said Marisa Simonson, a spokesperson for the company, in an email.
    Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Ivorians are preparing to vote in presidential elections on Saturday amid rising tensions over the exclusion of opposition candidates and a government crackdown on dissent that has led to the arrest of more than 200 protesters this month.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Grooming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grooming. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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