as in extracurricular
relating to or being a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse
adulterine fiction often portrays the illicit lovers sympathetically
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Adjective
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Scholarships are awarded based on academic achievement, career commitment, extracurricular involvement and financial need, a club news release said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026 -
Oseguera told the Independent Journal that PTA funding is used to provide supplemental classroom materials for teachers as well as support field trips, music and art programs, student promotion ceremonies, student club activities and extracurricular opportunities.—
Cameron Macdonald,
Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But the gamesmanship, foreshadowing the adulterous antics of Harold Pinter’s plays, escalates perilously.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Last week, as Wasserman’s seemingly adulterous 2003 correspondence with the convicted and incarcerated Maxwell came out, IOC president Kirsty Coventry dismissed the Epstein information about Wasserman as no big deal.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But Mullin will simultaneously be putting out fires that senior officials say were set by Noem and Lewandowski, a special government employee who is reported to have engaged in an extramarital affair with Noem since 2019.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
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The TikTok account trombonechef began posting videos about a strawberry and her extramarital affair with her eggplant boss.—
Saba Hamedy,
NBC news,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Adulterine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulterine. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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