as in cheating
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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Recent Examples of adultery
Certain artistic genres were employed to publicize and critique changes to laws regarding adultery and divorce.
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Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2025
The document also graphically describes King’s history of adultery.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
The public sees divorce and adultery in different moral terms, largely viewing divorce as morally acceptable in every Gallup question since the organization began asking about it in 2001.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
In the divorce filing, Angela Paxton accused her husband of adultery and noted the couple ceased living together in June 2024.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 July 2025
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Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2025
The document also graphically describes King’s history of adultery.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
The public sees divorce and adultery in different moral terms, largely viewing divorce as morally acceptable in every Gallup question since the organization began asking about it in 2001.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
In the divorce filing, Angela Paxton accused her husband of adultery and noted the couple ceased living together in June 2024.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adultery
Noun
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People make close, intense bonds when stuck in the Big Brother house together, and Vince and Morgan’s dynamic crosses more lines with each passing day, emotional cheating threatening to tip into physical even as Vince continues to hopelessly cloak his feelings in flimsy analogies and code phrases.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2025
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Emotional cheating occurs when someone develops a strong connection with someone other than their committed partner, leading to them sharing intimate thoughts, feelings and experiences, Sara Kuburic, a psychotherapist, previously wrote in USA TODAY.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Ottawa’s best players were out of sync, took too many penalties and were literally left battered and bloody after fights and misconduct penalties.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Previous stars include Curtiss Cook, who left after season 6, Ntare Mwine, who left after season 3, and original series star Jason Mitchell, who was dropped from The Chi in 2019 amid misconduct allegations.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Wole’s infidelity is an important inciting incident, but this moment of personal reckoning was inevitable.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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This type of infidelity can stem from dissatisfaction in the relationship or a desire for something different.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Adultery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adultery. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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