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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
The film is also the director’s love letter to a bygone Los Angeles era, a lost world of louche glamor, with actors, directors, hippies, and hustlers roaming the city’s studio lots, canyons, and hills.
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Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
HeadHuncho Amir comes from a family of hustlers.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
Anderson’s chaotic but intensely touching father-daughter saga is set against a cluttered canvas of revolutionaries, cultists and political hustlers.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
HeadHuncho Amir comes from a family of hustlers.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
Anderson’s chaotic but intensely touching father-daughter saga is set against a cluttered canvas of revolutionaries, cultists and political hustlers.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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Records later released from that case show the prosecutor presented the girls molested by Epstein as prostitutes and liars when speaking to the grand jury.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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Stretching from the open spaces east of Aurora to the foothills of Golden, Colfax has hosted presidents and addicts, celebrities and prostitutes — occasionally in the same venues — at its hotels, bars, restaurants, clubs, theaters, retail shops and residences, Barber said.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
22 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, companies are creating powerhouses not previously seen in health care, by racking up smaller purchases that aren’t expensive enough to trigger federal review.—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic are powerhouses in exporting baseball talent to the major leagues.—
Denny Alfonso,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Hustlers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hustlers. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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