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groom

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


NOUN
stable attendant; servant
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The ceremony, per tabloid reporting, was interminable, with both bride and groom delivering a 20-minute set of vows.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

During the tournament, a new tradition has also emerged: Fans gather and toss a person into the air, as is traditionally done with a groom at a wedding.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

Cast members with past convictions also include Adrian Araouzou, a groom on the 2025 series.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

“And he doesn’t bluff, either. What he does is groom us. He prepares us for things that would otherwise be unthinkable.”

From Salon May 26, 2026

But before she had reached them she saw Bree and Hwin and the groom.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis

Louis Hernandez and Matt Giardiello, Brooklynites who got married in New York’s Hudson Valley last Friday during Game 2, have some lessons for Saturday’s grooms and brides.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Some grooms are taking it a step further, parlaying their weddings into personal branding.

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

India brides and grooms prepping with weight-loss drugs.

From MarketWatch Apr. 7, 2026

The grooms were walking around with their faces fixed in permanent winces.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Like Bukele, de la Espriella sports a meticulously groomed beard.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

But despite being groomed for three decades to take over, for some, he just wasn't a convincing choice to steward South Korea's biggest company, and the economic hopes of a nation.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

“Individuals who lived, fed, groomed and patrolled together for years became targets of lethal attacks on the basis of their new group membership,” the authors reported recently in the journal Science.

From Salon Apr. 23, 2026

“It’s groomed out just like man-made snow,” Wilson said.

From Slate Apr. 11, 2026

With his neatly groomed white beard and distinguished features, he had the bearing of a holy tzaddik.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

You know a movie is adrift when you spend the running time admiring the grooming.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

A government minister has said officials are "looking at every route" to have the leader of a Rochdale grooming gang deported.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Do you have a skin care or grooming ritual?

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

In his 20 years running JPMorgan, Dimon has regularly shuffled his top leadership ranks with an eye toward grooming a replacement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Father and Caesar would be feeding, grooming Belle and Midnight.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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