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groom

[groom, groom] / grum, grʊm /
NOUN
man being married
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


NOUN
stable attendant; servant
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Women gave evidence that Brain would "groom" them by pulling up to them on the street in his car and inviting them for a drive.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

That appears to limit its ability to groom itself effectively.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

Photos showed dancing under disco balls, a white cake topped with figurines of a bride and groom and Donald Trump Jr. holding his new wife in his arms as fireworks erupt in the background.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Trinidad also drives to homes and events when invited — he recently went to a wedding and gave haircuts to the groom and his friends.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

But it was also the kind of garment a groom would wear at his wedding as well as his funeral.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Some brides are still adjusting to grooms with louder opinions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

He grooms them, administers their daily doses of medicine by hand and recognizes their individual personalities.

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

But for grooms, adjusting tuxedos and suits for weight loss is much easier to do.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026

India brides and grooms prepping with weight-loss drugs.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026

The passages were clogged with troops: armored knights in woolen surcoats and fur cloaks, men-at-arms with spears across their shoulders, archers carrying unstrung bows and sheaves of arrows, freeriders, grooms leading warhorses.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

In one room, top clients can be groomed with Prada beauty products before trying on clothes next door.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

"The National Intelligence Service currently assesses that Kim Ju Ae is being groomed as the successor and understands she has a younger sibling of unknown gender," the agency said, reaffirming its conclusion on succession.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Also depends on how you were groomed or how you came into the situation.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

Memorably, the penultimate episode found Attenborough playing with and being groomed by a group of mountain gorillas, which he later described as "one of the most exciting encounters of my life".

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

Clancy was lean but not slight, well-kept but not groomed, composed but not comfortable.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

An ex-police detective who led the initial investigation into grooming gangs in Oxford agrees.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Across from the main entertaining spaces sits a six-stall barn complete with an executive office, staff quarters, three grooming stations, a feed kitchen, and storage.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Former senior detective Simon Morton, who led the initial grooming investigation in Oxford, accepts both he and his force failed at first to understand what was happening.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Beware of lilies, which are toxic to cats; even chewing the leaves or licking pollen off their fur while grooming can be fatal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

The baby ran for all he was worth to Donkeyberry, who gathered him into her arms and turned him over for a quick grooming session.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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