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grooming

NOUN
reprimand
Synonyms
STRONGEST
admonition censure rebuke
STRONG
admonishment blame castigation chiding lecture ragging rap reprehension reproof scolding tongue-lashing
WEAK
bawling-out calling down dressing-down hard time piece of one's mind slap on wrist talking-to telling-off what for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
compliment praise
STRONG
commendation
WEAK
forgiveness reward
NOUN
toilet
Synonyms
STRONG
ablutions attire dressing makeup toilette
WEAK
getting ready tidy-up wash-up

Example Sentences

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Baroness Anne Longfield, a former children's commissioner, will chair the inquiry into child sexual abuse by grooming gangs, which Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has promised will be a "moment of reckoning".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Help with eating, grooming and other daily activities requires hands-on care — and that’s expensive.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Aside from daycare, the location offers dog boarding and grooming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

An allegation that he pursued a "course of conduct akin to grooming" was not proved.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

There were times they’d just laze around, grooming each other.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.