as in adulterous
relating to or being a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse
she had several extramarital affairs with coworkers
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Recent Examples of extramarital
When the two connected, to Adell’s surprise, the story she had been told about her birth, that she was conceived via an extramarital affair, was a lie.
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Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
For romantic thrills, people openly pursue extramarital affairs, though these aren’t necessarily consummated.
—Madeleine Feeny, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Tabloids hinted at steamy extramarital affairs— perhaps a gigolo, a former love, a famous author, but nothing came of those speculations.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
Eight of his closest aides reported him to the FBI in 2020, accusing him of bribery and abusing his office to help one of his friends and campaign contributors, Nate Paul, who also employed a woman with whom Paxton acknowledged having had an extramarital affair.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2025
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Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
For romantic thrills, people openly pursue extramarital affairs, though these aren’t necessarily consummated.
—Madeleine Feeny, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Tabloids hinted at steamy extramarital affairs— perhaps a gigolo, a former love, a famous author, but nothing came of those speculations.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
Eight of his closest aides reported him to the FBI in 2020, accusing him of bribery and abusing his office to help one of his friends and campaign contributors, Nate Paul, who also employed a woman with whom Paxton acknowledged having had an extramarital affair.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extramarital
Adjective
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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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The new version strips down the book’s narrative, concentrating on the plight of an adulterous airline pilot (Cage) who’s forced to land a plane after all the good Christians are called up to heaven.—
Emily Heller,
Vulture,
12 July 2024
Adjective
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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
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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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“Extramarital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extramarital. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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