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 Janine is spared at the brothel, but may suffer a worse fate as Bell's new handmaid. Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 May 2025 De facto prostitution zones and pop-up brothels would depress real estate values and increase the strain on our overburdened city already grappling with affordability and quality-of-life issues. Sonia Ossorio, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025 One of the houses was secretly operating as a brothel. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 June 2025 This does not have to mean growing out your hair, biking to Mardi Gras or stopping at a brothel along the way. Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for brothel
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Noun
  • Attempts by modern writers to cast the Adams Hotel as a bordello are fanciful.
    Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2025
  • Women glide past, a mix of 19th-century bordello madams, shopkeepers and wives of wealthy burghers.
    Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Each entry also comes with a complimentary buffet dinner of spiced meatballs and chicken, vegetarian bean stew and white rice, seasoned with West African spices.
    Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 7 July 2025
  • Toss it into salads, mix it with whole grain pasta, spread it on whole grain crackers, or add it to soups and stews.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Otherwise, just pay attention to developmental clues to decide when your child is ready to leave their crib.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 7 July 2025
  • This is the place to bring a crowd, or at least a full family, thanks to its two king bedrooms, one queen, plus crib.
    Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Bird Cage Theatre, Tombstone This legendary gambling hall, saloon and cathouse operated during Tombstone’s heyday.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
  • 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 24 Jul. 2025.

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