as in prepares
to make ready in advance
the hotel's penthouse suite is being groomed for a royal visit
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Recent Examples of grooms
Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
In the footage, the cat meticulously grooms Flan de Queso, while the little dog looks up, somewhat bewildered by the unexpected show of affection.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
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The request also comes as the Sundance Institute prepares for the next Sundance Film Festival, which will be the final year in its longtime Park City home before a move to Boulder, Colorado, for the 2027 festival.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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The first solar panels were installed last week to supply, with help from battery storage, uninterrupted clean energy to the grid, as the UAE capital prepares for a surge in demand from AI data centers.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Christina Haack has figured out how to be friends with two of her ex-husbands.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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For aggrieved wives of cheating husbands, a rising new professional service in China offers an innovative solution.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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The festival's institutional partners are Brown-Forman, the Owsley Brown II Family Foundation and the Owsley Brown II Philanthropic Foundation.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Grooms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grooms. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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