as in sex worker
a woman who engages in sexual activities for money
was caught procuring the services of a prostitute
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as in to corrupt
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
a serious writer prostituting himself by writing pulp novels for money
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as in to abuse
to put to a bad or improper use
urged not to prostitute her musical talents by writing jingles for TV commercials
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Recent Examples of prostitute
Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Later that day, he was stabbed to death in a drug deal gone bad by two transients and a prostitute.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Ana Lankes, New York Times, 8 June 2024
Please in future say no when you are asked to prostitute yourself.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
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Noun
The next year, he was arrested again for robbing and assaulting a prostitute.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Later that day, he was stabbed to death in a drug deal gone bad by two transients and a prostitute.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
Former members also said that the organization promoted prostitution, the depositions show, though none said they had been prostituted themselves.
—Ana Lankes, New York Times, 8 June 2024
Please in future say no when you are asked to prostitute yourself.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prostitute
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This kind of inclusivity would explain Glenn Close‘s appearance — as a visiting literary scholar — at just the right moment, as well as Penélope Cruz’s showstopping cameo as Nené, a singer-slash-hooker who schools Sebastián on the then-nascent form of the modern transgender movement.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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Bemis, sold by her family in China and sent to America, worked as a domestic, not as a hooker.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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Americans are angry that their kids are being indoctrinated into a left-wing ideology intended to infiltrate their hearts and corrupt their moral center.—
Rachel del Guidice,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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Character also involves standing up to people who are bankrupting and corrupting this country.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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One video advertises access to a longer clip of a boy toddler being abused for less than three dollars.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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Christina alleged that Joan physically and emotionally abused her and Christopher in her best-selling 1978 memoir, Mommie Dearest, which was adapted for the 1981 film that starred Faye Dunaway.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2026
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In recent years, drag has been positioned as a cultural lightning rod as part of a right-wing political effort to paint drag artists as depraved actors out to pervert gender norms, especially for children.—
David Mack,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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In a statement on Wednesday, authorities said police and the Independent Commission Against Corruption charged the suspects with 25 counts including money laundering, attempting to pervert the course of public justice and tax evasion.—
Kanis Leung,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Peregrine doesn’t use facial recognition, doesn’t create or collect new data, and builds active flagging mechanisms, not passive ones, when data is misused.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
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But he was ejected from the company in 1973 for allegedly misusing corporate funds, and pleaded guilty to tax evasion.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
22 June 2026
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And regular Kate Moss’s turn on the decks one memorable, and debauched, night in 2015 had revelers literally swinging from the chandeliers.—
Nick Scott,
Robb Report,
13 June 2026
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In its archetypal form, the seduction plot features a sybaritic aristocrat who attempts to debauch an upstanding daughter of the bourgeoisie.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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The summer blockbuster, which premieres June 26, will follow Supergirl's three-day mission to obtain a cure for her superdog and friend, Krypto, who is poisoned by villainous alien Krem of the Yellow Hills (Matthias Schoenaerts).—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Last year, harmful algae blooming off Southern California poisoned hundreds of dolphins and sea lions off Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties, causing strandings along popular beaches.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
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Only the United States was humiliated; both countries have experienced a catastrophic loss.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
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However, they were then humiliated 2-1, after extra time, by second division side Torreense in the final.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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“Prostitute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prostitute. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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