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
Students and young adults highlight academic accomplishments, extracurricular activities, internships, and early work experiences, building credible personal brands before entering the workforce.
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Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Both students balance academic excellence with a range of extracurricular interests, according to their profiles.
—Sacbee.com, 27 May 2025
From the first day on campus, students are assigned a compatible medical school advisor to navigate coursework, research opportunities and extracurricular activities.
—Kristen Moon, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
The program has had several extracurricular activities, including the ROTC Ball at the Ramona High campus in April, a No-Talent Talent Show, Halloween party and family Christmas party.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
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Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Both students balance academic excellence with a range of extracurricular interests, according to their profiles.
—Sacbee.com, 27 May 2025
From the first day on campus, students are assigned a compatible medical school advisor to navigate coursework, research opportunities and extracurricular activities.
—Kristen Moon, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
The program has had several extracurricular activities, including the ROTC Ball at the Ramona High campus in April, a No-Talent Talent Show, Halloween party and family Christmas party.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracurricular
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Likewise, the public didn't know of his or most presidents' extramarital affairs.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Since January of that year, the attorney general had been involved in an extramarital affair with his secretary, Anne Davis.—
Martin Padgett
June 12,
Literary Hub,
12 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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Nor did anyone blink when Shonda Rhimes set Scandal within the White House of a wishy-washy, adulterous GOP President who’d unwittingly stolen an election.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Extracurricular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extracurricular. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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