massage parlor

noun

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as in bawdy house

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Recent Examples of massage parlor San Francisco’s city attorney has shut down a massage parlor in the Tenderloin that authorities say operated for years as a front for prostitution, following a $275,000 settlement approved by a judge last month. — Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Jan. 2026 Paul Villa and his wife, Kristen, were concerned about too many massage parlors popping up in the city of about 87,000, nestled against the hills between the 605 Freeway and the Orange County border. — Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 Brady, however, was visibly uncomfortable during parts of the event, specifically when host Jeff Ross made a joke about Patriots owner Robert Kraft's 2019 arrest for soliciting prostitution in a Florida massage parlor. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026 Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter asked the Indiana State Police to launch an investigation into missing money that was seized by police in connection with a 2023 search warrant executed at a Winfield massage parlor. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for massage parlor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for massage parlor
  1. bawdy house
  2. brothel
Noun
  • She was convicted of prostitution and keeping a bawdy house, according to the DHS.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • All of the women working in the bawdy houses are modest and never look lascivious because, Lord knows, that would be horrific.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2025
Definition of bawdy house
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  • Days later, she was taken to a brothel to service up to 30 clients per day.
    — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • Though at least one of his movies was a success, John eventually left the industry to work as a greeter for a brothel in Nevada.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026
Definition of brothel

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