as in brothel
a building in which prostitutes are available
the cabdriver offered to show me where he claimed the most infamous bordello in town used to be
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Recent Examples of bordello
This one is on Allen Street, a spot that was formerly a bordello, a bar, and a deli.
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
Liquor of every ferocity and quality lasted as long as the money held out, and bordellos were a way station on wild nights on the town.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Some Russians set up a bordello down in the industrial area, and everybody knew about it.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
The Red Garter Inn The Red Garter Inn is a bed and breakfast in a 100-year-old Victorian Romanesque building that formerly housed a saloon and bordello.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 5 Sep. 2024
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
Liquor of every ferocity and quality lasted as long as the money held out, and bordellos were a way station on wild nights on the town.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Some Russians set up a bordello down in the industrial area, and everybody knew about it.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
The Red Garter Inn The Red Garter Inn is a bed and breakfast in a 100-year-old Victorian Romanesque building that formerly housed a saloon and bordello.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 5 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bordello
brothel
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Han Lee, 42, was sentenced to four years in prison for operating a high-end brothel network at four locations in Massachusetts and two in Virginia that generated millions of dollars in revenue.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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The madame of the brothel network that operated in the suburbs of Boston and Washington D.C. will spend four years in prison.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Bordello.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bordello. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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