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
While fighting to enhance penalties in Illinois, Peterson has successfully helped lawmakers in eight other states pass grooming laws.
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Megan De Mar, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
The trend ranges from healthy grooming to dangerous practices, such as bone-smashing using a hammer to enhance facial features, which Clavicular has advocated.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
The benefits include grooming, better nest protection and food sharing.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
For years, two sets of chimpanzees lived as one in Uganda’s Kibale National Park — grooming, interacting and patrolling their territory in a cohesive community.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
The The Arizona Republic reported that Haley is accused of grooming the student for months.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
In fact, her mastery of the luxury lifestyle — everything from jewelry appraisal and grooming to international relations and yes, dancing the Freddy — could be just as beneficial to her troop as learning to build a fire or pitch a tent.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
In the 1796 election, Jefferson’s Republican Party accused Adams of wanting to be a king and also grooming his son, John Quincy Adams, to become president immediately after his father.
—Derek Arnold, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
PepsiCo’s approach to grooming leaders was shaped in large part by Bob Eichinger, an industrial organizational psychologist who spent nearly a decade at the company starting in the late 1970s.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Megan De Mar, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
The trend ranges from healthy grooming to dangerous practices, such as bone-smashing using a hammer to enhance facial features, which Clavicular has advocated.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
The benefits include grooming, better nest protection and food sharing.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
For years, two sets of chimpanzees lived as one in Uganda’s Kibale National Park — grooming, interacting and patrolling their territory in a cohesive community.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
The The Arizona Republic reported that Haley is accused of grooming the student for months.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
In fact, her mastery of the luxury lifestyle — everything from jewelry appraisal and grooming to international relations and yes, dancing the Freddy — could be just as beneficial to her troop as learning to build a fire or pitch a tent.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
In the 1796 election, Jefferson’s Republican Party accused Adams of wanting to be a king and also grooming his son, John Quincy Adams, to become president immediately after his father.
—Derek Arnold, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
PepsiCo’s approach to grooming leaders was shaped in large part by Bob Eichinger, an industrial organizational psychologist who spent nearly a decade at the company starting in the late 1970s.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grooming
preparing
Verb
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The two were caught on camera by fellow passengers who were filming while the plane was on the runway preparing for takeoff.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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The British Embassy in Washington, DC, posted a video on social media on April 27 giving people a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into preparing afternoon tea for 650 people.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Grooming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grooming. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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