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
Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
The pimp described the suspect’s vehicle to authorities, giving them details about a green Chevrolet Avalanche during a spring 2022 meeting with investigators.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
Josh Donaldson pimped a few flyballs that stayed in the park during his disastrous tenure with the Yankees, including one in the 2022 playoffs.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2024
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Noun
The main character, Louis (Jacob Anderson), is reimagined as a mixed-race Creole pimp in New Orleans' red light district rather than a white plantation owner.
—Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
The pimp described the suspect’s vehicle to authorities, giving them details about a green Chevrolet Avalanche during a spring 2022 meeting with investigators.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
According to court documents, Gates has prior convictions in Alameda County in 2014 for pimping a minor over 16 but younger than 18 and in 2017 for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
Josh Donaldson pimped a few flyballs that stayed in the park during his disastrous tenure with the Yankees, including one in the 2022 playoffs.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pimp
Noun
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And there was a memo circulated from West Point banning various clubs, including for women, Black cadets and Hispanics.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2025
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Of the home’s nine bathrooms, the primary bath is the most captivating with decorative stone flooring and cadet grey hues that come together in a spa-like atmosphere.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Most are also fragrance-free and can be used daily, both morning and night.—
Devon Abelman,
Allure,
11 Feb. 2025
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There is also a similar and unrelated Death Clock app, which uses AI and scientific research to determine when users may die.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The country, for example, has become the world’s largest procurer of LED light bulbs.—
Arunabha Ghosh,
Foreign Affairs,
20 June 2023
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By focusing on the entire lifecycle of a product, business stakeholders become stewards of resources rather than procurers or vendors.—
BYBob Meers,
Fortune,
15 May 2024
Verb
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This perk can be abused in all horse races – like the wager in Kingdom Come 2's Miri Fajta quest – to win easily.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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President Andrew Jackson famously abused this authority, and this led to the creation of the Civil Service Act.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But in other cases, there’s little justification for tracking your whereabouts, which then can be exploited by apps, ad services or even hackers.—
Kelvin Chan,
The Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2025
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In the Syrian Arab Republic, there was a risk of the group exploiting security vacuums after the fall of the Syrian government of Bashar Al-Assad on December 8.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Bolster partnerships with environmental advocacy groups and leverage their platforms to make more people aware of the issue and the harmful effects of trash-burning incinerators.—
Kerri-Ann Nesbeth,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2025
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The filing outlines the company's strategy to leverage its management team's experience to identify and acquire a target business that can benefit from being publicly traded.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The 18-episode season made Laura’s death feel almost world-historic, peeling back the layers to reveal a grand, mythological evil manipulating events into shape.—
K. Austin Collins,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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The content is manipulated to appeal to potential lone-wolf recruits in the U.S. to start retribution against Israel's supporters in the U.S., particularly the Jewish community.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Pimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pimp. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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