as in whorehouse
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
On Monday, the NYPD removed the beds from the brothel and padlocked its makeshift wooden door.
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025
In 2015, Odom was found unconscious in a Nevada brothel after a drug overdose.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 24 May 2025
His sources have identified at least 20 brothels in the area, some of which operate near schools.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
While searching the properties, officers recovered evidence that they were being used as brothels, as well as $25,000 in cash and multiple designer purses and jewelry worth more than $200,000.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025
In 2015, Odom was found unconscious in a Nevada brothel after a drug overdose.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 24 May 2025
His sources have identified at least 20 brothels in the area, some of which operate near schools.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
While searching the properties, officers recovered evidence that they were being used as brothels, as well as $25,000 in cash and multiple designer purses and jewelry worth more than $200,000.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brothel
Noun
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Women glide past, a mix of 19th-century bordello madams, shopkeepers and wives of wealthy burghers.—
Richard Grant,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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Fringed lampshades and claw-foot tubs sustain a sleek bordello mood in the rooms, and downstairs, lavish parlors showcase folk art exhibits, a coffee counter, and a dreamy, dark saloon scene.—
Jenny Adams,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
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By the 18th century, small oysters were a popular pub snack, and larger ones were added as meat to the stew pot.—
Garritt C. Van Dyk,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 May 2025
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For its rotating array of prepared foods, like soups, salads, quiches, hand pies, and stews, the market relies on French Culinary Institute graduate Joe Merolli, whose resume includes NYC's Le Bernardin. Adrift Rose's restaurant, Adrift, is the must-get reservation on the Northern Neck.—
Simon Davidson,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2025
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Connecting rooms and suites are available to families and multi-generational groups, with more family-friendly touches like kids' menus, cribs, rollaway beds, and babysitting services provided upon request.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
28 May 2025
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Back-to-school shopping—shopping for young children where the cost of cribs and shoes and clothes and car seats.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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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 18 Jun. 2025.
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