Thesaurus results for EXTRACURRICULAR

extracurricular

adjective

ˌek-strə-kə-ˈri-kyə-lər

as in extramarital

relating to or being a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse hired a private detective to investigate her husband's extracurricular activities

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Recent Examples of extracurricular Last school year, the spokesperson said, the teen was part of the wrestling team at Madison High — his neighborhood school, the standard site for extracurricular activities for students of the virtual school. —

Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026 Oh, and lots of extracurricular activities going on behind-the-scenes. —

Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026 For students who are already balancing coursework, internships and extracurricular activities, those financial pressures can make the college experience more stressful. —

Camila Bretas, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026 Even with work, school, and extracurricular demands, finding a way to share stories of the day with our families has once again become an integral part of our day-to-day, sometimes with an instantly transformative effect. —

Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for extracurricular

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Every day brought a thousand little dramas, dropped lines and brilliant recoveries, missing props and onstage farts, the extramarital affair that Proteus and Julia had commenced, the gay actor’s wicked commentary on it, followed by bad behavior in bars.

— Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
The Saturday report about Platner’s extramarital relationships added to mounting scrutiny of the progressive Democrat, whose past social media activity and a tattoo featuring a Nazi symbol have also caused controversy.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026