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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Eshan volunteers at Casa several days each week, sharing his enthusiasm for biology and chemistry with Casa students, while serving as a role model through his academic dedication and extracurricular leadership, the news release stated.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
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The school was forced to arrange competitions with schools out of state just to make sure their extracurricular programs could continue.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Fiction is inherently adulterous.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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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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Gonzales resigned shortly after, denying wrongdoing after the San Antonio Express-News revealed his extramarital relationship with a staffer who died by suicide in 2025.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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In 2023, French outlet Voici claimed Millepied had an extramarital affair with a climate activist.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Adulterine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulterine. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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