prostituting

present participle of prostitute

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prostituting
Verb
  • The additional time exposed to harsh radiation is, not surprisingly, corrupting JunoCam's images.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This comes as reports continue to roll in that another August update fail has been corrupting PC SSDs when writing large files.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • More importantly, Penske also describes this dynamic as antitrust behavior from a company abusing what the federal government has already described as Google’s monopoly status in the realm of Internet search.
    Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • As part of his plea agreement, Styner admitted to abusing a total of a dozen victims.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For Mono County, which was issued by NWS Reno, the advisory warned that dense smoke was reducing visibility to 1 mile or less and also degrading air quality.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Design for Choice, Not Chaos Present customers with multiple options, from digital wallets to local payment rails, without degrading user experience.
    Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Brown was charged with misdemeanor misusing 911 — a charge one expert said is typically brought against prank callers, not those in a mental crisis.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
  • After Sheen started misusing substances, Cryer noticed Sheen’s razor-sharp performance slipping on the CBS comedy.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On the one hand, he has been accused of possibly subverting the rules to give his team an advantage over theirs.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The term went viral on TikTok to describe conventionally attractive women who attempt to seem quirky or relatable by subverting typically feminine behavior.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sherrilyn McQueen, who has published more than 80 novels that reached the New York Times bestseller list under the name Sherrilyn Kenyon, first accused her ex-husband Lawrence Kenyon of poisoning her in a lawsuit in 2019, a year after her husband filed for divorce.
    Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Symptoms of salmonella poisoning Symptoms of salmonella infection usually start six hours to six days after swallowing the bacteria.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Then the hurricane continued on a more northward path around the islands and finally began weakening after powerful 145 mph winds tapered off.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Total job growth was revised lower by the largest amount in history, The revisions erased 911 thousand jobs over the full year period, adding to mounting concerns of a weakening labor market and fueling questions as to the reliability of monthly data being used to gauge employment.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Medrano’s editorial eye—born from her archive of Players magazines—lingers on sensuality’s softness without diluting its danger.
    Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Some of the erosion of credibility, young American Jews across the country tell me, stems from those who insist all criticism of Israel is antisemitic, diluting the term's power.
    Andrew Weinstein, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Prostituting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prostituting. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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