as in prostitution
the practice of engaging in sexual activities for money
a city that in biblical times was infamous for licentiousness and harlotry
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Recent Examples of harlotry
Within the slippery world of harlotry—where class can be transcended and humanity bought—relationships form that defy our historical assumptions about the bounded categories of human experience.
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Sarah Marshall, New Republic, 2 June 2017
That's how my job eventually descended into harlotry: through the endless cat-and-mouse game of porntrepreneurs subverting Google's anti-smut policies.
—Lucas Peterson, GQ, 22 May 2017
Sarah Marshall, New Republic, 2 June 2017
That's how my job eventually descended into harlotry: through the endless cat-and-mouse game of porntrepreneurs subverting Google's anti-smut policies.
—Lucas Peterson, GQ, 22 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harlotry
prostitution
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With the casinos and online gambling came organized crime, money laundering, prostitution, drug trafficking and online scamming.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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The 2008 nonprosecution agreement allowed Epstein to plead guilty to soliciting a minor for prostitution while avoiding being charged with more serious federal crimes.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Harlotry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harlotry. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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