as in extracurricular
relating to or being a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse
adulterine fiction often portrays the illicit lovers sympathetically
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Adjective
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All after school athletic and extracurricular activities are canceled.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Feb. 2026 -
Large studies involving multiple colleges indicate that the quality and variety of extracurricular involvement are better predictors of college enrollment and success than simply counting the total number of activities.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The unapologetically lurid tale of two families locked in an ever-complex cat’s cradle of class resentments and adulterous power plays also swarms with queen bees and jaw-droppingly muscular men that feel straight out of the Real Housewives playbook.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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As with the true story of the adulterous writers, there’s something at the center of The Disappear that feels cringily solipsistic.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
19 Jan. 2026
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The latest Epstein documents include a series of emails that Epstein sent to himself in 2013, appearing to suggest that Gates was having an extramarital affair and seeking illicit drugs.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Files released by the Justice Department last week show Epstein had drafted notes to and about the billionaire, suggesting Gates had engaged in extramarital affairs, although representatives for Gates have repeatedly shot down the allegations.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Adulterine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulterine. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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