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
But Ron breaks one secret to keep another by using the Seth issue to get out of explaining his own recent extracurricular activities to Barb — in the process totally violating his agreement with Seth, a sign that Ron’s efforts to hide are pushing him to be a worse husband and worse father.
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2025
This means, cutting back on takeout and cooking more at home, pausing a couple extracurricular activities, and cutting all discretionary shopping.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025
Beyond the classroom, participating in extracurricular activities and volunteering can be a fun way to discover passions and maybe find a future college major.
—Rachel Spector, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Exclusion is a violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act, which has protected the rights of trans kids to participate in all extracurricular activities for decades.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2025
This means, cutting back on takeout and cooking more at home, pausing a couple extracurricular activities, and cutting all discretionary shopping.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025
Beyond the classroom, participating in extracurricular activities and volunteering can be a fun way to discover passions and maybe find a future college major.
—Rachel Spector, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Exclusion is a violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act, which has protected the rights of trans kids to participate in all extracurricular activities for decades.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracurricular
Adjective
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Uncensored, that Fergie met the man, Steve Wyatt, a millionaire entrepreneur from Texas, at the Houston Grand Opera’s British Opera Festival in 1989 and started an extramarital relationship with him soon after.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
9 Nov. 2025
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The two were involved in an extramarital affair.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Nov. 2025
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The supernatural thriller sees a woman return from death as a vindictive spirit to torment her adulterous husband.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
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But with a twist so big — Sarah being the killer of her adulterous husband Adam’s mistress, Kelly Summers, and the one who set him up for the murder while simultaneously defending him tooth and nail in court — where was Rose to go after that?—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Extracurricular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extracurricular. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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