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
Last but certainly not least, the adjoining all-day bakery and café, La Mercerie Patisserie, offers madeleines, flans, tarts, and other tasty treats.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2026
This sunny fruit enlivens steamed greens, seafood treasures of all manners, such as, crab cakes, shrimp cocktail, and poached salmon, along with scrumptious baked goods and desserts (meringue pies and bars, tarts, ricotta pancakes, sorbets, silky curds, scones, biscottis, muffins).
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
All of the sweets are made by Sugiyama's pastry-chef girlfriend Yui Matsuzaki, from scones served with cream and jam, seasonal fruit tarts, lemon cake, shortbread cookies, muffins, and occasionally a Japanese pudding that's to-die-for.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
Making recipes with fresh, homegrown strawberries, lemons, and apples yields delicious pies, tarts, and so much more—the only problem?
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 4 Apr. 2026
The desserts station includes Easter candy, tarts and Doughnuts.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026
From chocolate cake to tiramisu to the most complex fruity tarts, this array is always a delight to my eyes.
—Lauren Crawford, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
There even a French pâtisserie featuring cheesecake, tarts and other sweets, CharlotteFive reported.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
The menu includes Easter ham, steamship round beef and roast chicken, plus breakfast items, pastas, salads, chilled shrimp, sushi, and 12 different dessert cakes, tarts, cookies and ice creams.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2026
This sunny fruit enlivens steamed greens, seafood treasures of all manners, such as, crab cakes, shrimp cocktail, and poached salmon, along with scrumptious baked goods and desserts (meringue pies and bars, tarts, ricotta pancakes, sorbets, silky curds, scones, biscottis, muffins).
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
All of the sweets are made by Sugiyama's pastry-chef girlfriend Yui Matsuzaki, from scones served with cream and jam, seasonal fruit tarts, lemon cake, shortbread cookies, muffins, and occasionally a Japanese pudding that's to-die-for.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
Making recipes with fresh, homegrown strawberries, lemons, and apples yields delicious pies, tarts, and so much more—the only problem?
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 4 Apr. 2026
The desserts station includes Easter candy, tarts and Doughnuts.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026
From chocolate cake to tiramisu to the most complex fruity tarts, this array is always a delight to my eyes.
—Lauren Crawford, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
There even a French pâtisserie featuring cheesecake, tarts and other sweets, CharlotteFive reported.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
The menu includes Easter ham, steamship round beef and roast chicken, plus breakfast items, pastas, salads, chilled shrimp, sushi, and 12 different dessert cakes, tarts, cookies and ice creams.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tarts
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Sickert is showcased here for both his impressionistic instincts and his portrayal of previously taboo art subjects such as prostitutes and the impoverished.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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While reviewing his laptop, investigators also found that Cantrell was soliciting several other prostitutes online during his time working for the Godley Police Department.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2026
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 26 Apr. 2026.
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