as in brothel
a building in which prostitutes are available
the cabdriver offered to show me where he claimed the most infamous bordello in town used to be
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Nashville Tennessean 0:00 0:58 For consecutive evenings, Sierra Ferrell transformed the Ryman Auditorium into a rollicking bordello and juke joint inhabiting a timeless location on your local astral plane.
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Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 22 Mar. 2024
This one is on Allen Street, a spot that was formerly a bordello, a bar, and a deli.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
Liquor of every ferocity and quality lasted as long as the money held out, and bordellos were a way station on wild nights on the town.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Some Russians set up a bordello down in the industrial area, and everybody knew about it.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 22 Mar. 2024
This one is on Allen Street, a spot that was formerly a bordello, a bar, and a deli.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
Liquor of every ferocity and quality lasted as long as the money held out, and bordellos were a way station on wild nights on the town.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Some Russians set up a bordello down in the industrial area, and everybody knew about it.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bordello
brothel
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The charging documents allege that back in January 2024 — more than a year before he was charged — Wan was arrested on suspicion of running the Iron Horse Parkway brothel and confessed.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
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Lucky for Luiz, the Gilpin County mountain town of Central City is ripe for brothel breakthroughs.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
20 June 2025
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“Bordello.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bordello. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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