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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Legal brothels like ours do not just provide a safer space for clients.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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Believed to be made from a sheep’s appendix, the prophylactic dates back to 1830 and is likely a souvenir from a brothel, according to a statement from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam on Tuesday.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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“Bordello.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bordello. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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