as in nominal
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention
got paid only a pimping amount of money as a reporter for a small newspaper
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as in abusing
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 Synonyms for pimping
Adjective
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Here’s why: Although technical specifications are still being worked out, the new standard could deliver nominal peak data rates of more than 40Gbps.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
30 Jan. 2025 -
For the next fiscal year, Nomura analysts said the government might set a nominal GDP growth target of 10.3%, up from 9.7% for the current fiscal year ending March 2025.—
Lim Hui Jie,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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According to the weather service, there were be a marginal to slight risk of flooding in the North Bay; in the interior portions of the East Bay and South Bay; and in the Santa Cruz Mountains.—
Jason Green,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Overall, personal income grew 0.4% in December, marking a slight acceleration from the 0.3% gain seen the month before, according to Friday’s report.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Kohli, so technically assured during his astounding career, has developed a major weakness outside off-stump and Australia's unrelenting seamers are exploiting this.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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Allowing repeat offenders to easily move from bank to bank exploiting multiple accounts across the Zelle network by failing to track scammers and share information about scammers with other banks that make up the Zelle network.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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What does revoking Biden's security clearance accomplish other than satisfy a petty grievance of a childish man?—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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The purview of his catalogue narrowed, focusing on refining a reputation as a petty king in rap and in relationships.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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While the charges are welcome in this case, unfortunately, President Biden has resisted using the levers available to him through the Department of Education and the Department of Justice’s civil rights division to protect Jewish students and tamp down on anti-American radicalism on campus.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 Dec. 2024
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Related to both is a program of using challenges to solve real-world complex problems.—
Roger Trapp,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Then, the pandemic reduced the schedule to 60 games and Eddie got a piddling 37%.—
Star Tribune,
Star Tribune,
3 Dec. 2020
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Millions of additional claims are expected to stream in from around the country over the coming weeks, while hiring remains piddling.—
Patricia Cohen,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2020
Verb
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The majority is manipulating a personal tragedy to scapegoat immigrants.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
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Stop motion is so time-consuming — days of manipulating puppets one frame at a time for a few seconds of footage — that no animator wants to do reshoots.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Pimping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pimping. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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