as in prostitutes
a woman who engages in sexual activities for money
another movie featuring an Old West saloon scene with the requisite gamblers, gunslingers, and tarts
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Recent Examples of tarts
For dessert, sample the apple fritters and fruit tarts.
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Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Two of the more interesting items from the savory tier include a delicate few bites of salmon rillette on a miso brown butter crisp, and curried chicken salad tarts topped with cherry gelée.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
Customers can expect the brand's beloved scones, cardamom buns, and focaccia on the menu; The San Francisco Standard reports that owner Marisa Williams also plans to start selling guava tarts and apple rhubarb puffs.
—Monica Garske, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
These tiny tarts mix cranberries and orange peel into a delightful pecan tassie recipe.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 20 Jan. 2026
Mollé Pâtisserie This contemporary Chinese bakery blends Asian desserts with French pastry, offering everything from mochi and pineapple buns to tarts and opéras infused with flavors like yuzu, taro, matcha, and durian.
—Angela Lian, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
She’s famously whipped up homemade pop-tarts for friends such as Channing Tatum as well as the Kansas City Chiefs, cinnamon rolls for her love before a game, and a loaf of fresh sourdough for longtime pal Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco.
—Anna Chan, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2025
After the tour, PEOPLE was treated to a special presentation by Chef Jeremy Ford, who whipped up caviar tarts at the paddock's Stubborn Seed pop-up.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
He got obsessed with watching the network early on in Minnesota, and made his classic 1999 under the spell of New Romantic synth tarts like Spandau Ballet and the Durannies.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2025
Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Two of the more interesting items from the savory tier include a delicate few bites of salmon rillette on a miso brown butter crisp, and curried chicken salad tarts topped with cherry gelée.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
Customers can expect the brand's beloved scones, cardamom buns, and focaccia on the menu; The San Francisco Standard reports that owner Marisa Williams also plans to start selling guava tarts and apple rhubarb puffs.
—Monica Garske, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
These tiny tarts mix cranberries and orange peel into a delightful pecan tassie recipe.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 20 Jan. 2026
Mollé Pâtisserie This contemporary Chinese bakery blends Asian desserts with French pastry, offering everything from mochi and pineapple buns to tarts and opéras infused with flavors like yuzu, taro, matcha, and durian.
—Angela Lian, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
She’s famously whipped up homemade pop-tarts for friends such as Channing Tatum as well as the Kansas City Chiefs, cinnamon rolls for her love before a game, and a loaf of fresh sourdough for longtime pal Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco.
—Anna Chan, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2025
After the tour, PEOPLE was treated to a special presentation by Chef Jeremy Ford, who whipped up caviar tarts at the paddock's Stubborn Seed pop-up.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
He got obsessed with watching the network early on in Minnesota, and made his classic 1999 under the spell of New Romantic synth tarts like Spandau Ballet and the Durannies.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tarts
Noun
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Shakespeare shouldn’t feel intimidating—historically, his plays were loud and chaotic, with drunk spectators and prostitutes in the audience.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2026
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Epstein’s young victims were also threatened and followed; they were grilled by his lawyers and disbelieved by prosecutors, who at times treated them like prostitutes, instead of victims.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
18 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Well, yes, there were also hookers and tequila girls and whatever else was going on in those offices.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Nov. 2025
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“Tarts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tarts. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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