as in infidelities
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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infidelities
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Their infidelities have left the people of 2119 trapped between loving the expansive then and the depreciated now.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025 -
Meanwhile, Lian and Wenyu wrestle with their own infidelities.—
Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Adulteries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulteries. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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