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Recent Examples of massage parlor
San Francisco’s city attorney has shut down a massage parlor in the Tenderloin that authorities say operated for years as a front for prostitution, following a $275,000 settlement approved by a judge last month.
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Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Jan. 2026
The first assault took place at a massage parlor in Phoenix near 19th Avenue and Thunderbird Road when Mohammad Al Bishawi, 33, came in as a client, according to spokesperson Sgt.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The Live With Kelly & Mark set has been many things to many people over the years, from a foot massage parlor to a wrestling ring.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
In January of this year, the state closed down TAO Spa, another massage parlor at the same address, with an emergency order.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
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Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Jan. 2026
The first assault took place at a massage parlor in Phoenix near 19th Avenue and Thunderbird Road when Mohammad Al Bishawi, 33, came in as a client, according to spokesperson Sgt.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The Live With Kelly & Mark set has been many things to many people over the years, from a foot massage parlor to a wrestling ring.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
In January of this year, the state closed down TAO Spa, another massage parlor at the same address, with an emergency order.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for massage parlor
Noun
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She was convicted of prostitution and keeping a bawdy house, according to the DHS.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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The much-married Stoiber, reputed to have been the Silverton proprietor of a bawdy house, was impossible to get along with.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Pirates and brothels and casinos once set up camp in Fernandina Beach, the island's harbor town, and even Prohibition didn't shut down the town saloon.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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The graffiti also alleged that one of the seven houses that was sprayed with paint was a brothel.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Massage parlor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massage%20parlor. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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