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
The subtly sweet nut works beautifully in a range of recipes, from tarts and salads to meats.
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Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 17 Feb. 2026
Rachel helms the ever-helpful front of house crew, stewarding diners in the restaurant's eclectically decorated 35 seats through unfamiliar territory like foie gras meatloaf and funky fish flake tarts.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026
Those recipes are divided not into chapters on cakes, tarts and cookies, but by topics like Celebrating, Nurturing and Remembering.
—New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
But it also can be used as a filling for cakes and tarts or as a topping on ice cream.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
For dessert, sample the apple fritters and fruit tarts.
—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
Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 17 Feb. 2026
Rachel helms the ever-helpful front of house crew, stewarding diners in the restaurant's eclectically decorated 35 seats through unfamiliar territory like foie gras meatloaf and funky fish flake tarts.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026
Those recipes are divided not into chapters on cakes, tarts and cookies, but by topics like Celebrating, Nurturing and Remembering.
—New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
But it also can be used as a filling for cakes and tarts or as a topping on ice cream.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
For dessert, sample the apple fritters and fruit tarts.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tarts
Noun
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The mothers were usually poor women or prostitutes, the children generally given up for adoption to orphanages, many of them run by foreign missionaries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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Outside a tent, Dunk is told, by two of the show’s jaded yet cheerful prostitutes, that Ser Manfred is busy napping.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
27 Jan. 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 23 Feb. 2026.
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