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
Earlier deadlines also would afford students more opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities during the day or evening while still providing chances for sleep, Panda said.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
This funding allows schools to offer afterschool programming and extracurricular activities, helps students meet our education standards, supports English language learners, and so much more.
—Andrea Campbell, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
Olympic sprinters Noah Lyles and Kenny Bednarek had some extracurricular activity during, and after, a tense 200-meter run on Sunday.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
But this is the same show in which Steven discovers, just through some extracurricular investigating, that Lucinda’s ex-boyfriend was taking out loans in her name and destroying her credit.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 30 July 2025
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
This funding allows schools to offer afterschool programming and extracurricular activities, helps students meet our education standards, supports English language learners, and so much more.
—Andrea Campbell, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
Olympic sprinters Noah Lyles and Kenny Bednarek had some extracurricular activity during, and after, a tense 200-meter run on Sunday.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
But this is the same show in which Steven discovers, just through some extracurricular investigating, that Lucinda’s ex-boyfriend was taking out loans in her name and destroying her credit.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracurricular
Adjective
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Fergie also had extramarital affairs, including with American Steve Wyatt and his friend John Bryan, according to the book.—
Staff Author,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Take Ashley Madison for example, a dating website specifically marketed to people seeking extramarital affairs, which suffered a massive data breach in 2015.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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 27 Aug. 2025.
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