prostituting

verb

present participle of prostitute
1
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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2
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. — Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prostituting
  1. corrupting
  2. abusing
  3. degrading
  4. misusing
  5. debauching
  6. subverting
  7. debasing
  8. perverting
Verb
  • Validation rules, schema standards and completeness checks at the entry point prevent bad master data from corrupting everything downstream.
    — Jacqueline DeStefano-Tangorra, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Character also involves standing up to people who are bankrupting and corrupting this country.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 31 May 2026
Definition of corrupting
Verb
  • In the film, Morton delivers a powerful monologue about men abusing power.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
  • An article in the Washington Post chronicled how police officers were caught abusing surveillance technology to stalk ex-wives and, in at least one case, an actress a police officer wanted to meet.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of abusing
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  • The Kremlin has also started to systematically target Ukrainian ports and ships in the Black Sea in hopes of degrading the infrastructure that supports the country’s agricultural exports.
    — Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
  • In a public service announcement Thursday, the agencies said water and wastewater utilities have reported incidents to the FBI, with some malicious activity degrading water operations.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 31 July 2026
Definition of degrading
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  • Then there are folks who create things, as the Kittrells did here, with the idea of misusing the trust from the get-go.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Collins is under investigation from the House for allegedly misusing taxpayer funds by paying a staffer in his office who did not work.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of misusing
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  • The 2026 State of the Union speech stands in contrast, a speech by a mendacious demagogue who has degraded his listeners by debauching their instincts.
    — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Definition of debauching
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  • No artist has had more fun subverting the conventions of the track ID than Kieran Hebden, better known as Four Tet.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026
  • There must be accountability for Supreme Court justices that have taken part in subverting American democracy.
    — Oliver Adams Larkin, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026
Definition of subverting
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  • Most of us would deny that any socially useful work can be or should be debasing.
    — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
  • Blanche is debasing himself and the law in this shameful pursuit.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of debasing
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  • The trial collapsed after the journalist was found to have tampered with evidence (he was later convicted of perverting the course of justice).
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 23 June 2026
  • He was also found guilty of perverting the court of justice.
    — StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of perverting

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