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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as in to use
to take unfair advantage of
a movie actress who pimped everybody she ever met as she clawed her way to the top
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Recent Examples of pimp
Paul Begala, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Boyega plays an average dude who gets shot one night in his neighborhood but wakes up the next day, somewhat startling the pimp (Foxx) and prostitute (Parris) who saw him get gunned down.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
There was a time when pimping your coffee was the height of cool.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Roles on the frontier shifted constantly: Gunfighters became marshals, cowboys became killers, pimps became lawmen.
—Paul Begala, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Boyega plays an average dude who gets shot one night in his neighborhood but wakes up the next day, somewhat startling the pimp (Foxx) and prostitute (Parris) who saw him get gunned down.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Verb
Another one let her cocaine-dealing thug son use her car before the kid went to federal prison for pimping.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
There was a time when pimping your coffee was the height of cool.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pimp
Noun
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Gaby Gomez, a cadet who serves as the program’s commanding officer, led the cadets at the start of the ceremony.—
Cadet Nadeen Willat,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 July 2025
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Another showed a graduation ceremony and cadets from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Also shown were videos with military members giving testimonials about what their service means to them.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
15 June 2025
Verb
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This is when the teen uses social conflict to express frustration.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The treatment had never been used on a species of raptor before, but Ammann took a leap and sent them an email.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
Noun
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Gavi is the most prominent procurer and distributor of vaccines to children across the globe.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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As the procurers of finances and managers of staff, they’re often seen as the hard-nosed businesspeople behind the whimsical auteurs.—
Serena Dai,
The Atlantic,
6 May 2025
Verb
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Overstreet received a $2,700 check from the Ocala Police Department for his nonprofit in 2022, during the same timeframe when he was accused of abusing the teen girl, records show.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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Under our nation's laws, our government has the authority to revoke your green card if our laws are broken and abused.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
Verb
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Sheeraz is also adept at timing; if his foe offers a slight opening, Sheeraz can exploit it and land a powerful strike.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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His bat speed hasn’t slowed, but there will always be ways to exploit even the greatest hitters.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, Trump has intensified the talks with other trading partners, leveraging threats of higher tariffs to extract concessions, with an apparent target on curbing transshipments linked to China.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
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Provider tax cuts delayed The law also limits states' use of a decades-old system of taxing health providers to leverage extra federal Medicaid funding.—
Phil Galewitz,
NPR,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Even a congressional candidate has alleged that humans manipulated the weather behind the Fourth of July weekend floods in Texas, which left at least 120 people dead and more than 170 still missing.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
12 July 2025
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Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to run malicious code or access other parts of your system by manipulating memory.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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“Pimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pimp. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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