grooming

present participle of groom

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of grooming Their study analyzed more than 2 million chat messages and identified examples involving grooming, sexualization of minors, bullying, violence and sensitive information sharing that escaped moderation. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 NerdWallet also suggests learning basic pet-care skills, making your own pet toys and grooming your dog at home to help lower costs. Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 Use a grooming brush to get loose hair before your cat can swallow it. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026 There’s a fun mentor/mentee relationship at the forefront that reveals the truth of Hal not really training a new recruit, but grooming a replacement. Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2026 Newly interested in landscape design, Kim’s mother also cultivated the property’s garden, grooming its old red pine tree and planting the grounds with tulips, chrysanthemums, and daisies. Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026 Young primates were much more likely to play with members of another species, whereas adult females were more often involved in grooming. Cyril Grueter, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026 Evrima also offers grooming services from the Italian barber and skincare company Pisterzi. Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Pets may even track chemicals into your home or ingest them while grooming, increasing the risk of exposure. Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grooming
preparing
Verb
  • The girls of Tuide, despite their young age, have been preparing for this debut for a while, with some members training for as little as eight months, while others trained for over four and a half years.
    Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
  • While preparing to enter the state in February, Buc-ee’s sued the northern Ohio holding company for Mickey Mart gas stations, arguing its Mickey the Moose logo could be confused with Buc-ee.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

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“Grooming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grooming. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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