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as in corrupting
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
a serious writer prostituting himself by writing pulp novels for money
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as in abusing
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 prostituting
Driscoll said that Combs did not make any money from prostituting women and so he could not be classed as a pimp and should face a lesser sentence under the Act.
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prostituting
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And along the way enrich himself and partner with some of the world's most dangerous and violent drug traffickers and corrupting his country.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Jan. 2026
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First, someone, like the objecting citizen in Denton, warns that a dangerous force is corrupting the schools.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
The Atlantic,
23 Dec. 2025
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The pair also pretended that Tammy was allegedly abusing them.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Archbishop Mitty product and San Jose native Aaron Gordon scored 18 while abusing Podziemski and other Warriors guards in the low post.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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The information ecosystem is degrading more each moment.—
Damon Beres,
The Atlantic,
5 Jan. 2026
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Under Budanov, the GUR expanded its operational footprint, coordinating intelligence, sabotage and special operations aimed at degrading Russian military capabilities far beyond the front lines.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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Hong Kong — A Chinese coffee chain has apologized and changed its name after state media roasted it for misusing a word revered by the nation’s communist government.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Environmental groups questioned the legality surrounding the decision to overturn the Biden-era rule, accusing the Senate of misusing the Congressional Review Act to serve the GOP's agenda.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
3 Nov. 2025
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And her co-stars—Jacob Elordi as a brooding Heathcliff, Alison Oliver as an angelic Isabella Linton, Hong Chau as a steely Nelly Dean, and Shazad Latif as a swaggering Edgar Linton—would also be subverting our expectations.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
10 Jan. 2026
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After collaborating with Sotheby’s on a 2024 installation of Impressionism, for which they were tasked with subverting assumptions of the movement, the duo are now conceiving the company’s new restaurant, Marcel, named after the architect.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
8 Jan. 2026
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Since the summer of 2025, antiforeigner sentiment—fueled by false or exaggerated claims about migrant workers committing crimes, foreign residents draining welfare coffers, or international tourists debasing Japanese culture—has taken hold in Japanese politics.—
GRACIA LIU-FARRER,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Nov. 2025
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But the story of Hilma af Klint lacks the blunt clarity of balance sheets, and her afterlife suggests that money, far from debasing art, is what pins it to the world.—
Alice Gregory,
New Yorker,
16 Nov. 2025
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The brand, which was based on changing the status quo and perverting common ideas, was a success and Babenzien learned how to build a business.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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In November 2024, an American citizen was among six tourists who died in Laos, where alcohol tainted with methanol was blamed for poisoning them.—
Jay Ganglani,
NBC news,
5 Nov. 2025
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What about him specifically bothers you especially in terms of poisoning the youth?—
Jayson Buford,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Prostituting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prostituting. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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