pimp 1 of 2

as in cadet
a man who solicits clients for a woman who is willing to engage in sexual activities for money the sting operation nabbed 15 prostitutes and two pimps

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verb

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Recent Examples of pimp
Noun
His pimp job was normal by today’s standards. Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025 Premier didn’t have to leave his trademark techniques behind to appropriately score Roc’s pimp chronicles; his signature scratches and vocal clips are all over the project. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
That deal dropped three charges of human trafficking and five additional counts of pimping from his case. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025 Evans, a Stockton resident, has prior pimping convictions from 2017, in Santa Clara County, and 2021, in San Joaquin County, according to court records. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pimp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pimp
Noun
  • Season 1 also features special appearances by Gina Yashere as Commander Lura Thok and Paul Giamatti playing a Klingon/Tellarite hybrid called Nus Braka, whose backstory might be connected to one of the show's major cadets.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The upcoming spin-off introduces viewers to a young group of cadets who come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Cousin, who is CEO of FSF Ventures, a nonprofit focused on sustainable food business models, believes investments like AI will help spur productivity in land already used for cultivation.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • One post on the platform included a screenshot of a season 4 scene where Will uses a conversation about Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) to reveal his true feelings for Mike.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Ties reached their lowest ebb in January 2010 after the Israeli security service Mossad dispatched a 27-strong death squad to Dubai to assassinate Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a senior weapons procurer for Hamas.
    Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Gavi is the most prominent procurer and distributor of vaccines to children across the globe.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • Duffy has said that air traffic controllers who abuse their sick time during the shutdown could be fired.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • He is accused of luring a young girl into his van parked in the church’s parking lot or to the church’s basement to abuse the girl over and over during a seven-year period, according to the release.
    Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As European nations—including France—maintained colonial rule, exploiting millions of people of color across the globe, Nardal wielded her writings as a weapon to challenge the global color line.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
  • There are reservations, though, about the intertwining of Christianity and conservative politics, and opportunistic politicians exploiting a movement to suit their agenda.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Advertisement Leading labs are already increasingly leveraging AI systems to accelerate their own research and development (R&D) pipelines, by designing new algorithms, proposing entirely new architectures or optimizing code.
    Yoshua Bengio, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
  • To this end, the firm leveraged its own talents and art departments for the campaigns and aims to further boost the appeal of the products by encouraging their use in models’ off-duty moments.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Because Atlas reads web pages, malicious websites can manipulate it by hiding instructions in their code – a technique called prompt injection.
    The AI Insider, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Young’s ability to manipulate the pocket with his quickness and improvisational skills has helped keep the Panthers’ sack count low.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Pimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pimp. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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