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
The Bible teaches that lying, stealing, adultery and coveting your neighbor’s property are sins.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
The facile novelty of adultery is its own mask, a sexy way of dressing up a deep, frightened longing for security.
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Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
The Texas attorney general beat a 2023 impeachment trial on corruption charges and reached a deal to end a long-running securities fraud case but now faces a contentious divorce over allegations of adultery.
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Meg Kinnard,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
Its roots are in publicly paying penance for serious sins or crimes in the eyes of the church, like adultery or apostasy, which means renouncing the church and its beliefs.
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Lianna Norman,
Florida Times-Union,
16 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for adultery
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
The facile novelty of adultery is its own mask, a sexy way of dressing up a deep, frightened longing for security.
—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
The Texas attorney general beat a 2023 impeachment trial on corruption charges and reached a deal to end a long-running securities fraud case but now faces a contentious divorce over allegations of adultery.
—
Meg Kinnard,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
Its roots are in publicly paying penance for serious sins or crimes in the eyes of the church, like adultery or apostasy, which means renouncing the church and its beliefs.
—
Lianna Norman,
Florida Times-Union,
16 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for adultery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adultery
Noun
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Other research on high school cheating found in 2020 that 64% of 70,000 high school students across the country admitted to cheating on a test, and 58% admitted to plagiarism.
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Other research on high school cheating found in 2020 that 64% of 70,000 high school students across the country admitted to cheating on a test, and 58% admitted to plagiarism.
Noun
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Alite faces multiple counts of extortion, corporate misconduct, loansharking and terroristic threats.
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Councilman John Alite, 63, of Englishtown, was arrested on Friday and charged with multiple counts of theft by extortion, corporate misconduct, usury and terroristic threats, according to the New Jersey Attorney General's office.
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Following the news breaking, rumors of infidelity on both sides began circulating on social media.
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The Apartment is a daring dissection of toxicity in the story of an insurance clerk (Jack Lemmon) who lets his co-workers use his apartment to support their infidelity.
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“Adultery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adultery. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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