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The first assault took place at a massage parlor in Phoenix near 19th Avenue and Thunderbird Road when Mohammad Al Bishawi, 33, came in as a client, according to spokesperson Sgt.
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Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The Live With Kelly & Mark set has been many things to many people over the years, from a foot massage parlor to a wrestling ring.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
In January of this year, the state closed down TAO Spa, another massage parlor at the same address, with an emergency order.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
During this investigation, police learned that a woman was at the massage parlor that evening by herself when the doorbell rang.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
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Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The Live With Kelly & Mark set has been many things to many people over the years, from a foot massage parlor to a wrestling ring.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
In January of this year, the state closed down TAO Spa, another massage parlor at the same address, with an emergency order.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
During this investigation, police learned that a woman was at the massage parlor that evening by herself when the doorbell rang.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for massage parlor
Noun
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There’s almost this wink at the end where Fanny says, By the way, Charles brought our son to bawdy houses so he could be educated just as Charles was.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Oct. 2025
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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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Now, more than a decade later, the Love Ranch brothel has been demolished, but Odom is still around.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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He was treated at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas after he was found unconscious at the Love Ranch, a brothel in Crystal, Nevada, on October 13, 2025.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Massage parlor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massage%20parlor. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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