cheat on
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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Other research on high school cheating found in 2020 that 64% of 70,000 high school students across the country admitted to cheating on a test, and 58% admitted to plagiarism.
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Austin Sarat,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Jamison left, making a comment that his mother took to mean Redman had betrayed or cheated on him somehow, prosecutors said.
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Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Nobody cheated on the other person.
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Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
In India, for instance, people are using VPNs to circumvent a national Telegram ban imposed to prevent cheating on national exams.
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Alan Henry,
PC Magazine,
19 June 2026
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Austin Sarat,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Jamison left, making a comment that his mother took to mean Redman had betrayed or cheated on him somehow, prosecutors said.
—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Nobody cheated on the other person.
—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
In India, for instance, people are using VPNs to circumvent a national Telegram ban imposed to prevent cheating on national exams.
—
Alan Henry,
PC Magazine,
19 June 2026
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“Cheat on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheat%20on. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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