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as in degraded
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
a serious writer prostituting himself by writing pulp novels for money
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as in abused
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 prostituted
Compare that to how Bondi prostituted the Justice Department to a vengeful president and bungled the entire Epstein matter.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
At least two women who were prostituted and abused by Epstein and his clients had Colorado connections.
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Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2026
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
At least two women who were prostituted and abused by Epstein and his clients had Colorado connections.
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Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prostituted
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Since the fires first erupted, officials have urged people with respiratory or other health concerns to remain indoors as smoke has degraded air quality across Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
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China uses nearly half of the world’s construction sand and gravel, a habit that has severely degraded fragile river ecosystems.
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Many of the children were being abused by adults, according to court records.
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At the time of the first reports, it was indicated that Pitt abused not only Jolie but also some of the older kids.
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Systems must remain safe not only when components fail naturally, but when data is corrupted, communication is interrupted or execution is violated.
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And then Grisebach uses that distaff twist once again, to comment more broadly on the patriarchal nature and gendered violence of power structures corrupted by historical conflict.
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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.
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), aka the UK’s data protection watchdog, has now concluded a two-year investigation into the incident and has found that sensitive personal information was indeed deliberately misused.
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The Constitution has been perverted in ways by administrations on both sides of the aisle to facilitate military action.
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Organized sports can easily be perverted.
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Only the United States was humiliated; both countries have experienced a catastrophic loss.
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However, they were then humiliated 2-1, after extra time, by second division side Torreense in the final.
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Haphazardly propped on the ground with wiring and hardware exposed, the flags appear as symbols debased and emptied after centuries of misuse.
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Within this world no others exist, except as things to be debased.
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At the same time, his ability in recent months to command functioning majorities in the Senate and House of Representatives has weakened considerably.
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The study finds that auto-renewal generated higher revenue in the medium term, but the advantage weakened as the subscriber count and engagement picture deteriorated.
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“Prostituted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prostituted. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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