as in bordello
a building in which prostitutes are available
the district is infamous for its brothels and drug dealers
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Recent Examples of brothel
Pirates and brothels and casinos once set up camp in Fernandina Beach, the island's harbor town, and even Prohibition didn't shut down the town saloon.
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
The graffiti also alleged that one of the seven houses that was sprayed with paint was a brothel.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
Parker recalled one story of Pearlman taking him and O-Town to a brothel in Germany.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
The payday is split between $29,509 in a bank account linked to the brothel and cash that came from a BMW, according to court records.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
The graffiti also alleged that one of the seven houses that was sprayed with paint was a brothel.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
Parker recalled one story of Pearlman taking him and O-Town to a brothel in Germany.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
The payday is split between $29,509 in a bank account linked to the brothel and cash that came from a BMW, according to court records.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brothel
Noun
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Houses could be rented for $15 a week and converted into bars, bordellos and gambling dens, with liquor licenses and health certificates optional.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Apr. 2026
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Its protagonist, Richard White Jr., attempts careers as a reporter, publicist, murder suspect and pianist at a bordello, intersecting a range of tyrannical studio chiefs and malevolent producers.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Legumes — lentils, chickpeas, fava beans and white beans — anchor some of the easiest high-fiber Mediterranean diet recipes and work in everything from soups and stews to salads and grain bowls.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
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In the 18th and 19th centuries, pepper pot stew was a popular street food.—
Carolyn Zola,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
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Now the puppy, Oreo, sleeps right next to Jaxson’s crib every night.—
Eliza Shapiro,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
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Her mother came down the stairs with an armload of linens, dragged the old crib out of the unfinished half of the cellar, and took the plastic sheeting off it.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Bird Cage Theatre, Tombstone This legendary gambling hall, saloon and cathouse operated during Tombstone’s heyday.—
Roger Naylor,
The Arizona Republic,
1 Jan. 2025
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While he’s recycled some material over the years, Springsteen busted out a truly outrageous new one last year that involved a Nevada cathouse, a lot of flatulence, and other bodily fluids.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
7 Sep. 2022
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“Brothel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brothel. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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