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Sandwiched between high-shine mega-malls and the pricey Tanglin district, it's long felt a bit sleepy, with a smattering of karaoke lounges and red-light massage parlors.
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Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
Industries where trafficking victims are forced to work include hospitality, restaurants, agriculture, construction, landscaping, factories, home care, salons, massage parlors, retail, janitorial and many more, officials said.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Police say the woman owns massage parlors on B Street in Hayward and on the 900 block of San Ramon Valley Road in Danville.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
The inconsistency of the geographical settings goes hand in hand with the how their American protagonists are depicted as inept operators whose heroism is ambiguous
Soon after his arrival in Saigon, Andrews mistakes an advertisement for a dubious massage parlor as a clue from a local contact.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 18 June 2025
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Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
Industries where trafficking victims are forced to work include hospitality, restaurants, agriculture, construction, landscaping, factories, home care, salons, massage parlors, retail, janitorial and many more, officials said.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Police say the woman owns massage parlors on B Street in Hayward and on the 900 block of San Ramon Valley Road in Danville.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
The inconsistency of the geographical settings goes hand in hand with the how their American protagonists are depicted as inept operators whose heroism is ambiguous
Soon after his arrival in Saigon, Andrews mistakes an advertisement for a dubious massage parlor as a clue from a local contact.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for massage parlor
Noun
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The city has sued a handful of property owners seeking to label their properties as public nuisances under the state's bawdy house statute.—
Mary Spicuzza,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
31 Oct. 2019
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There was probably at least one bawdy house, but it isn’t mentioned.—
Arthur Hart,
idahostatesman,
7 Apr. 2018
Noun
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Warren Beatty plays McCabe, a drifter and fast-talker who falls in with, and falls in love with, Mrs. Miller (Julie Christie), a madam who offers to improve business at his low-rent brothel.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
18 July 2025
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Peter Wan, 42, of San Francisco, faces pimping and pandering charges for allegedly running a brothel on the 5300 block of Iron Horse Parkway.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
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“Massage parlor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massage%20parlor. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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