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
Athletic events and extracurricular activities will be rescheduled.
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
According to a 2024 indictment in Crump’s case, assaults are often committed by the club in order to protect and expand territory, intimidate rivals, conceal members from law enforcement and advance extracurricular criminal projects.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
But the rematch lived up to the hype in every way, aside from the lack of extracurricular activity.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 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
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
According to a 2024 indictment in Crump’s case, assaults are often committed by the club in order to protect and expand territory, intimidate rivals, conceal members from law enforcement and advance extracurricular criminal projects.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
But the rematch lived up to the hype in every way, aside from the lack of extracurricular activity.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracurricular
Adjective
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Within days, intense public scrutiny gave way to a wave of revelations about Woods’ extramarital affairs.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
30 Mar. 2026
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But Mullin will simultaneously be putting out fires that senior officials say were set by Noem and Lewandowski, a special government employee who is reported to have engaged in an extramarital affair with Noem since 2019.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Fiction is inherently adulterous.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 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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“Extracurricular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extracurricular. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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