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
While caddying, Bexley also maintained a perfect grade point average and took part in high school extracurricular activities and volunteer work.
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
And high school students would be required to participate in at least one cocurricular or extracurricular activity as a condition of graduation.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 4 Mar. 2026
Some Cyber Spartan teammates also participate in other extracurricular activities, making their time in the lab that much more important.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Later on, the stay-at-home parent might start to be in charge of bigger picture tasks like taking kids to extracurricular activities, touring college campuses, and planning birthday parties.
—Jana Pollack, Parents, 27 Feb. 2026
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
And high school students would be required to participate in at least one cocurricular or extracurricular activity as a condition of graduation.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 4 Mar. 2026
Some Cyber Spartan teammates also participate in other extracurricular activities, making their time in the lab that much more important.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Later on, the stay-at-home parent might start to be in charge of bigger picture tasks like taking kids to extracurricular activities, touring college campuses, and planning birthday parties.
—Jana Pollack, Parents, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracurricular
Adjective
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Ten days earlier, Jeff Bezos had announced his divorce from MacKenzie Scott shortly after the National Enquirer reported on Bezos’ extramarital affair with Lauren Sanchez.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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The extramarital romantic relationship started in May 2024 while Sinema served in Congress, and bodyguard Matthew Ammel was still married.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 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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The unapologetically lurid tale of two families locked in an ever-complex cat’s cradle of class resentments and adulterous power plays also swarms with queen bees and jaw-droppingly muscular men that feel straight out of the Real Housewives playbook.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Extracurricular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extracurricular. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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