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
Some Christians take on a somber attitude and maintain a quiet atmosphere in their homes with little to no entertainment or extracurricular activities, while others may play music and bake hot cross buns, a traditional Good Friday sweet.
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Feb. 2026
Apps or technologies serving extracurricular programs or sports teams can claim they weren’t designed and marketed for the classroom, or that their use isn’t mandatory, said Vance.
—Adam Echelman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Some Christians take on a somber attitude and maintain a quiet atmosphere in their homes with little to no entertainment or extracurricular activities, while others may play music and bake hot cross buns, a traditional Good Friday sweet.
—Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
Academic and extracurricular excellence include membership in the National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, National English Honor Society, National Society of High School Scholars and the Order of the Arrow.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Feb. 2026
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Feb. 2026
Apps or technologies serving extracurricular programs or sports teams can claim they weren’t designed and marketed for the classroom, or that their use isn’t mandatory, said Vance.
—Adam Echelman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Some Christians take on a somber attitude and maintain a quiet atmosphere in their homes with little to no entertainment or extracurricular activities, while others may play music and bake hot cross buns, a traditional Good Friday sweet.
—Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
Academic and extracurricular excellence include membership in the National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, National English Honor Society, National Society of High School Scholars and the Order of the Arrow.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracurricular
Adjective
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The latest tranche of Epstein documents is shedding new light on the relationship between Gates and the infamous financier, as well as the former’s extramarital affairs.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
26 Feb. 2026
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By 1986, Diana and Charles began having extramarital affairs.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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 5 Mar. 2026.
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