as in whorehouse
a building in which prostitutes are available
the district is infamous for its brothels and drug dealers
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The second story, which takes place in 1911, features Shu Qi as a singing courtesan living in a brothel.
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Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
Sam Osbourne regularly visited brothels around the camp and left her for months on quixotic quests for wealth.
—Phyllis Rose, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2024
Woodward believed the bed had once been used in a brothel.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2024
Some claim that its beginnings can be found in Italian brothels from centuries past, but the theory isn’t as widely supported by food historians.
—Sofia Andrade, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
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Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
Sam Osbourne regularly visited brothels around the camp and left her for months on quixotic quests for wealth.
—Phyllis Rose, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2024
Woodward believed the bed had once been used in a brothel.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2024
Some claim that its beginnings can be found in Italian brothels from centuries past, but the theory isn’t as widely supported by food historians.
—Sofia Andrade, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
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“Brothel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brothel. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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