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
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.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Much of collegiate learning occurs through extracurricular activities.
—Christopher L. Eisgruber, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Instead, the parking lot was filled with silver-haired grandparents who had arrived promptly to retrieve children and ferry them home or to extracurricular activities.
—Marina Lopes, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2025
Due to the shutdown, DoDEA paused all extracurricular activities, including sports games.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Much of collegiate learning occurs through extracurricular activities.
—Christopher L. Eisgruber, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Instead, the parking lot was filled with silver-haired grandparents who had arrived promptly to retrieve children and ferry them home or to extracurricular activities.
—Marina Lopes, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2025
Due to the shutdown, DoDEA paused all extracurricular activities, including sports games.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for extracurricular
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracurricular
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Below, see the celebrity couples whose relationships started as controversial extramarital affairs.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, a debonair and nonchalant judge, Roland Brack (Nicholas Pinnock), who has arranged George’s loan for the expensive property, is also dallying with Hedda and plots to use his influence—his power, rather—to tighten their extramarital bond.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 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 31 Oct. 2025.
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