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as in prostitutes
a woman who engages in sexual activities for money
policemen kept the street clean of hustlers
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as in powerhouses
an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired
the ad for the sales job claims that for someone who's a real hustler, the sky's the limit
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Recent Examples of hustlers
Harrelson and Snipes starred alongside Perez in White Men Can't Jump as two street basketball hustlers who entered into a business partnership together, only for chaos to ensue.
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Whether those people are sickened by grief and rage into a kind of temporary insanity, genuine lunatics, hustlers looking to milk a little more engagement or some combination of the three doesn’t really matter.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
The demand remains constant, and in 2025, AI tools have revolutionized how side hustlers meet it.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Whether those people are sickened by grief and rage into a kind of temporary insanity, genuine lunatics, hustlers looking to milk a little more engagement or some combination of the three doesn’t really matter.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
The demand remains constant, and in 2025, AI tools have revolutionized how side hustlers meet it.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hustlers
Noun
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Prosecutors have insisted, however, that Diddy wasn’t paying prostitutes just to make blue movies in their own court filings.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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This happened years after Epstein was convicted of felony solicitation of prostitutes and procuring persons under 18 for prostitution.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
22 Sep. 2025
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The festival's sponsors range from entertainment powerhouses to social media platforms and beverage brands.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Today, both the country’s new tech firms, like DeepSeek, and existing powerhouses, like Huawei, are increasingly keeping pace with their American counterparts.—
Michael C. Horowitz,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Hustlers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hustlers. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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