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
In practice, this approach may encourage youth to join community groups and participate in extracurricular activities, which are protective factors against substance use.
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Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Classes in the Ball-Chatham School District will be conducted via e-learning for the day, and all extracurricular activities are canceled, a district spokesperson told WAND.
—Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
Pinellas board member Lisa Cane said students have voiced concern over how later times could affect their jobs and extracurricular activities.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
All athletic contests and extracurricular activities have been cancelled through Thursday.
—Sara Tenenbaum, Sara MacHi, Ian Lee, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Classes in the Ball-Chatham School District will be conducted via e-learning for the day, and all extracurricular activities are canceled, a district spokesperson told WAND.
—Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
Pinellas board member Lisa Cane said students have voiced concern over how later times could affect their jobs and extracurricular activities.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
All athletic contests and extracurricular activities have been cancelled through Thursday.
—Sara Tenenbaum, Sara MacHi, Ian Lee, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracurricular
Adjective
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The emails also suggested the engineer responsible for executing the replacement was having an extramarital affair.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
24 May 2025
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Perhaps there is an extramarital affair that could be utilized, or maybe there is some evidence of tax evasion or illicit browsing habits.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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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 5 Jun. 2025.
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