as in cadet
a man who solicits clients for a woman who is willing to engage in sexual activities for money
the sting operation nabbed 15 prostitutes and two pimps
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as in to use
to take unfair advantage of
a movie actress who pimped everybody she ever met as she clawed her way to the top
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Recent Examples of pimp
Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2025
However, the blaxploitation films in question progressively included civil rights and Black Power movement storylines (along too with plots of pimps and drug dealers), and became box office hits.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
The deal dropped additional charges of pimping, money laundering and violating a protection order from his case.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office alleged that the defendant, Dorian Harris, was a pimp who stirred fear in at least one of the women who were under his command.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2025
However, the blaxploitation films in question progressively included civil rights and Black Power movement storylines (along too with plots of pimps and drug dealers), and became box office hits.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
Another one let her cocaine-dealing thug son use her car before the kid went to federal prison for pimping.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
The deal dropped additional charges of pimping, money laundering and violating a protection order from his case.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pimp
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President Donald Trump arrives to deliver the commencement speech for the United States Military Academy graduating cadets in West Point, N.Y., Saturday, May 24, 2025.—
Tahar Rajab,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Kaur, who just days ago earned the title of 2nd lieutenant while graduating with 1,002 cadets from West Point, said the military academy schooling is giving her an opportunity few others get.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
2 June 2025
Verb
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On Wednesday, police in Seattle used pepper spray to clear out protesters, and officers in Denver used smoke and pepper balls to control a crowd.—
Krysta Fauria,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2025
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Could breeze through the low-minors using just his fastball, but secondary stuff needs work to reach his potential, and focus on development of those pitches will likely slow down his development and lead to more mixed results in some outings.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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As the procurers of finances and managers of staff, they’re often seen as the hard-nosed businesspeople behind the whimsical auteurs.—
Serena Dai,
The Atlantic,
6 May 2025
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The government remains a major economic actor in the U.S., although now as more of a procurer of goods and services than a provider or employer.—
Nathan Meyers,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2025
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Three-time gold medal sprinter Gabby Thomas was verbally abused at a track meet in Philadelphia, not the first harassment this year.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2025
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In 2011, Gilbert developed pancreatitis after years of abusing drugs and alcohol.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
5 June 2025
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Whether climate denial, corporate lobbying or inequitable wealth distribution, our systems often reward those who can exploit the system without regard for their impact on long-term system health.—
Maureen Metcalf,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Only in these areas will humanitarian aid be provided—by an American company under direct Israeli security arrangements—to avoid previous distribution arrangements that were exploited by Hamas.—
Assaf Orion,
Foreign Affairs,
3 June 2025
Verb
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So, to not leverage that in a new HD release to the same degree as G-Darius HD, if not more so, feels like a lost opportunity.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The company can’t even leverage its AI features as a differentiator there, since ChatGPT integration had to be stripped from Chinese iPhones to comply with local regulations.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
7 June 2025
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Deepfakes are manipulated images, audio recordings, or videos of real people that have been altered with artificial intelligence to misrepresent someone as saying or doing something that the person did not actually say or do.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
6 June 2025
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This may surprise the more than 1 million Californians who received $21.65 apiece from the state in mid-May after a settlement reached by state Attorney General Rob Bonta with three gasoline trading firms that allegedly manipulated gas prices in 2016 during another refinery outage.—
Thomas Elias,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
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“Pimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pimp. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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