Thesaurus results for PIMPS

pimps 1 of 2

noun

plural of pimp

as in cadets

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

present tense third-person singular of pimp

as in abuses

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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The two cousins then decided to become pimps, and several young women reportedly began working for them. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026 Dressed in revealing clothing, some were visibly nervous; others appeared calm as nearby pimps watched over them like hawks. — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 30 June 2026 What was once an eye-catching clique of wayward teens bathed in purple hues has metamorphosed into a barren hellscape rife with drug-smuggling cartels, pistol-packin’ pimps, sugar daddies with mummification kinks and online streamers. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 May 2026 Sure enough, a few pimps named Delicious and Suede stop by. — Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026 Often, officials said, pimps and predators are looking for young, vulnerable people in order to exploit them. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026 The veteran sideline reporter and member of FOX Sports’ A-Team braved the freezing temperature in Philly by swaddling herself in a capacious coat, which drew comparisons to a diverse array of notorious icons of warmth including Cruella De Ville, Jon Snow, emus, mob wives, pimps, and Ric Flair. — Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 14 Jan. 2026 Of the girls in that cohort, many were sold to brothels in Asia; others were shipped to pimps in Europe or married off to pedophiles abroad. — Natalia Paradies, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025 Set after the attacks of October 7, Y (played with slapstick elasticity by poet and playwright Ariel Bronz) pimps himself out for wild, debaucherous parties while the world burns. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2025

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The ammunition matched the casing that Fort Worth police cadets found near the scene of the shooting, according to the affidavit.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Aug. 2026
The Thunderbirds are the main attraction but some of the young civil air cadets from Indiana and Illinois were anxious to glimpse the new F-22 Raptor, a stealth jet that can remain invisible on radar.

— Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

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Detectives will continue investigating these cases aggressively, and anyone who abuses their position with a child will be held accountable.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
New York City’s child welfare agency routinely abuses its emergency power to take children from their parents without a court order, creating lifelong consequences for families, a new class-action lawsuit seeking to end the practice alleged Thursday.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026

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One method exploits the weaknesses of a game’s random number generator (RNG) to obtain specific Pokémon; it’s appropriately known as RNG manipulation.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2026
The film follows an 11-year-old boy who exploits his brother’s tragic death to fight his father and his community, until his lies expose the hypocrisy and corruption beneath a seemingly moral society.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

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The department said the policies encouraged schools to conceal from parents whether their child uses different pronouns and allowed schools to print a different name on diplomas without parental knowledge.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
Your immune system needs iron to fight infections, and your body uses iron to make hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from your lungs to other organs and tissues.

— Anahad O’Connor, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026

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In an interview with the Shade Room last year, Knight’s son, Shanga Hankerson, claimed McDowell pushed the singer into performing and manipulates her.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
An anxiety ring is a piece of jewelry with a spinning band, bead or textured surface that the wearer manipulates with their fingers as a discreet grounding tool.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026

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