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No longer the police chief, he was acquitted in 1984 of wounding a massage parlor operator in a shooting that Skinner again said was in self-defense.
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Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
The signs of Meta, Circle, and AI House, and the logo of the Mohammed bin Salman Foundation were being taken down from the fronts of the buildings, revealing a bakery, a massage parlor, a schoolbook shop, a hotel.
—Caitlín Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
During this investigation, police learned that a woman was at the massage parlor that evening by herself when the doorbell rang.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
The movie follows the lives of Chinese immigrants working at a massage parlor in Queens, where their dreams are disrupted by sudden tragedy.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
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Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
The signs of Meta, Circle, and AI House, and the logo of the Mohammed bin Salman Foundation were being taken down from the fronts of the buildings, revealing a bakery, a massage parlor, a schoolbook shop, a hotel.
—Caitlín Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
During this investigation, police learned that a woman was at the massage parlor that evening by herself when the doorbell rang.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
The movie follows the lives of Chinese immigrants working at a massage parlor in Queens, where their dreams are disrupted by sudden tragedy.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for massage parlor
Noun
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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
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There was probably at least one bawdy house, but it isn’t mentioned.—
Arthur Hart,
idahostatesman,
7 Apr. 2018
Noun
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But now all the food at the brothel is taste-tested.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
15 Apr. 2025
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Wharton and Nick politely pass, but Lawrence – as the man of the hour – has no choice but to head to the brothel.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Massage parlor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massage%20parlor. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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