as in cheating
a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse
adultery is the cause of many divorces
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Recent Examples of adultery
Angela Paxton filed for divorce in July, accusing her husband of adultery.
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Lauren McGaughy, ProPublica, 17 Sep. 2025
In addition, Swazi law has a different definition of adultery for men and for women.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
Certain artistic genres were employed to publicize and critique changes to laws regarding adultery and divorce.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2025
The document also graphically describes King’s history of adultery.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
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Lauren McGaughy, ProPublica, 17 Sep. 2025
In addition, Swazi law has a different definition of adultery for men and for women.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
Certain artistic genres were employed to publicize and critique changes to laws regarding adultery and divorce.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2025
The document also graphically describes King’s history of adultery.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adultery
Noun
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The first accounts of cheating and payoffs during exam week surfaced—a blow to the belief in fairness on which the whole system of guilds depended.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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As the film begins, a mother (Kim Hye-soo) and her young daughter (Park Yeon-ah) have just moved into a new apartment after Mom caught Dad cheating.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Former Ray County Sheriff Scott Childers, whose tenure was dogged by a maelstrom of misconduct allegations that led to his resignation, appeared in federal court in downtown Kansas City on civil rights violation charges on Wednesday.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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Greenfield Police Chief Jay Johnson faces a felony misconduct charge for allegedly using a police camera at his private residence.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Allen, 40, accused her ex-husband of infidelity in various capacities on the 14-track album.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The film centers on Smita, a small-town housewife whose seemingly ordinary life unravels into a narrative exploring infidelity, deceit and moral ambiguity.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Adultery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adultery. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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