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pimping

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verb

present participle of pimp

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Recent Examples of pimping
Verb
With a focus on combating prostitution, pimping, pandering, and human trafficking impacting the downtown area, officers with the San Bernardino Police Department served a search warrant on April 29 at the motel. Zach Boetto, CBS News, 2 May 2026 Dquanzie Blackmon was charged with human trafficking, pimping, and pandering and remains jailed in lieu of $300,000 bail, court records show. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026 Even outside of traditional television, the reality TV model has made millionaires of even more toxic matriarchs such as Ruby Framke, who amassed over 2 million YouTube subscribers by pimping out her children for clicks while criminally abusing them in secret. Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026 Mays faces 11 charges, including pimping, possession of automatic firearms and high-capacity magazines, and possession of methamphetamine and marijuana with intent to sell. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026 Armstrong has been charged by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office Human Exploitation and Trafficking Unit with single counts of human trafficking of a minor, pimping a minor over the age of 16 years and pandering with a minor over 16 years old — all felonies. City News Service, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026 Those arrested during the operation include four men charged with pimping, pandering and violating a protective order, who face anywhere between six and 20 years in prison if convicted, according to the District Attorney’s Office. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pimping
Adjective
  • The quality adjustment problem does not reside in nominal GDP, which simply asks what was spent, earned, or produced in current dollars, but rather in the deflator applied to convert those nominal figures into real terms.
    James Broughel, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • In a recent client note, Thomas argued that real interest rates, or the difference between nominal rates and inflation, were much higher under Greenspan and thus more restrictive then, giving the Fed leeway.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Verb
  • Tom accuses me of physically abusing Nick Bilton.
    Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2026
  • Lots of presidents have deported migrants who are here unlawfully, but Trump has made a show of sending some to a foreign prison notorious for abusing inmates.
    Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
Adjective
  • The 37 mm case, integrated bracelet, and dial are crafted in 18-karat gold, with the eight white-gold screws on the bezel providing only the slightest bit of contrast.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 June 2026
  • Pivoting effortlessly from family man to ruthless felon, Cranston once again puts his acting range on full display, with a nuanced performance that is underscored by the knowledge that the slightest misstep could cost him — and his family — their lives.
    Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • Researchers have described humans as highly omnivorous, exploiting a wide range of plant, animal and fungal foods across environments as disparate as the Arctic tundra and equatorial rainforest.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • Traditionally, the oldest fires are believed to be the result of exploiting natural fires.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 June 2026
Adjective
  • Lestat justifies his, uh, connection with Gabriella by arguing that vampires transcend petty human concepts like conventional morality.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 7 June 2026
  • The Avs did right by MacFarland in granting him permission to interview, unlike the petty and classless Golden Knights, who continue to hold former coach Bruce Cassidy hostage.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • The reforms would also require some facilities to assess the feasibility of using safer technologies or processes in their work, among other changes.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 30 May 2026
  • Zeferjahn had struggled earlier in the season, when the Angels were using him for multiple innings.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
Adjective
  • Then, the pandemic reduced the schedule to 60 games and Eddie got a piddling 37%.
    Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 3 Dec. 2020
  • Millions of additional claims are expected to stream in from around the country over the coming weeks, while hiring remains piddling.
    Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2020
Verb
  • The ever-expanding, replicating, and manipulating series of rooms take scraps and memories of those who pass through it, expanding into something that defies personality or ease.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 June 2026
  • Uribe sued Cepeda for allegedly manipulating witnesses, but the Supreme Court cleared Cepeda of wrongdoing.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 1 June 2026

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“Pimping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pimping. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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