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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For adults, the service would be available for a nominal fee.—
Federico Guerrini,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025 -
These games will be purchasable standalone on the eShop and presumably at retail, or upgraded to for a nominal fee for existing owners of the game, much like how the PS5 handles its cross-gen upgrades.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of the pants flowing to the ground, Davis opted to tuck the hem of her pants into her black pointed-toe boots with a slight heel.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Good Night and Good Luck, starring George Clooney, was the highest grossing show on Broadway again last week, even as its grosses took a slight dip.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 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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In June, a jury in Los Angeles found the NFL violated antitrust law through its 32 teams pooling broadcasting rights for out-of-town fans and, jurors believed, exploiting that pooling to charge higher prices.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Mixed in with small pleasures and petty disputes with her older sister are true feats of survival and bravery.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2025
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Gangs stop petty thievery in their own neighborhoods.—
Walter E Block,
Orange County Register,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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And in many cases, that will entail using AI to augment their roles.—
Roger Trapp,
Forbes,
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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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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The majority is manipulating a personal tragedy to scapegoat immigrants.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Pimping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pimping. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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