extracurricular
adjective
ex·tra·cur·ric·u·lar
ˌek-strə-kə-ˈri-kyə-lər 
1
: not falling within the scope of a regular curriculum
specifically
: of or relating to officially or semiofficially approved and usually organized student activities (such as athletics) connected with school and usually carrying no academic credit
extracurricular sports
2
a
: lying outside one's regular duties or routine
b
extracurricular
noun
Examples of extracurricular in a Sentence
hired a private detective to investigate her husband's extracurricular activities
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Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
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But while Vonn continues to prepare for what would be her fifth Olympics, that doesn’t mean she’s turned her back on her extracurricular activities — notably her longtime partnership with Head.
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Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Some of this exhaustion can attributed to the transition to the busyness of school days, homework, and extracurricular activities.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
Assaults by the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club are often committed in order to protect and expand territory, intimidate rivals, conceal members from law enforcement and advance extracurricular criminal projects, according to the 2024 indictment.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
But while Vonn continues to prepare for what would be her fifth Olympics, that doesn’t mean she’s turned her back on her extracurricular activities — notably her longtime partnership with Head.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for extracurricular
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“Extracurricular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extracurricular. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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extracurricular
adjective
ex·tra·cur·ric·u·lar
ˌek-strə-kə-ˈrik-yə-lər
: of or relating to those activities (as athletics) that are offered by a school but are not part of the course of study
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