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
In the restaurant on the top floor, Gray Kunz’s Café Gray Deluxe, the lamb tagine is so tender there’s no guilt for skipping a chance to have dim sum and Hong Kong’s signature egg tarts.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
Think elegant chocolate tarts, creamy chia puddings, roasty cashew ice cream, and tahini-marbled brownies—proof that skipping dairy doesn’t mean sacrificing flavor.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Feb. 2026
People aren't wrong about the tiny egg tarts.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2026
The subtly sweet nut works beautifully in a range of recipes, from tarts and salads to meats.
—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
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
Think elegant chocolate tarts, creamy chia puddings, roasty cashew ice cream, and tahini-marbled brownies—proof that skipping dairy doesn’t mean sacrificing flavor.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Feb. 2026
People aren't wrong about the tiny egg tarts.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2026
The subtly sweet nut works beautifully in a range of recipes, from tarts and salads to meats.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tarts
Noun
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The actor plays an American mortician caught in the middle of the conflict, trying to help a group of young women (including some prostitutes) escape the Japanese onslaught.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
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Legalized prostitution enables and legitimizes the degradation of human beings, especially women who make up the majority of prostitutes.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 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 16 Mar. 2026.
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