cheat on

phrasal verb

cheated on; cheating on; cheats on
informal
: to break a promise made to (someone, such as one's wife or husband) by having sex with someone else
He cheated on his wife/girlfriend.

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This way, the billionaires will not be able to cheat on their taxes. Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025 Demi talks about how she’s used to dealing with the rumor mill because there were other rumors about Bret cheating on his ex and being in rehab for years. Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 18 May 2025 While Demi and Bret (who is also the ex-husband of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Angie Harrington) were one of the show’s most solid couples in Season 1, Season 2 flipped their relationship on its head when both members were accused of cheating on each other. Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 14 May 2025 Geragos told the jury directly that Combs was a dishonest and sometimes violent person who cheated on and lied to his multiple partners. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cheat on

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“Cheat on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheat%20on. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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