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Recent Examples of massage parlor
The Live With Kelly & Mark set has been many things to many people over the years, from a foot massage parlor to a wrestling ring.
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
In January of this year, the state closed down TAO Spa, another massage parlor at the same address, with an emergency order.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
The outer boroughs look like war zones, ethnic gangs run rampant, midtown is littered with massage parlors and peep shows, and the police have their hands full with militants and double-digit murder rates.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025
Industries where trafficking victims are forced to work include hospitality, restaurants, agriculture, construction, landscaping, factories, home care, salons, massage parlors, retail, janitorial and many more, officials said.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
In January of this year, the state closed down TAO Spa, another massage parlor at the same address, with an emergency order.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
The outer boroughs look like war zones, ethnic gangs run rampant, midtown is littered with massage parlors and peep shows, and the police have their hands full with militants and double-digit murder rates.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025
Industries where trafficking victims are forced to work include hospitality, restaurants, agriculture, construction, landscaping, factories, home care, salons, massage parlors, retail, janitorial and many more, officials said.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for massage parlor
Noun
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There’s almost this wink at the end where Fanny says, By the way, Charles brought our son to bawdy houses so he could be educated just as Charles was.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Oct. 2025
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The city has sued a handful of property owners seeking to label their properties as public nuisances under the state's bawdy house statute.—
Mary Spicuzza,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
31 Oct. 2019
Noun
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He was seen leaving a brothel in Brazil.—
Sam Kestenbaum,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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Most striking among them is the eldest son, dressed in a long velvet frock coat and a battered pair of brothel creepers.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
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“Massage parlor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massage%20parlor. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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