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
In 2023, French outlet Voici claimed Millepied had an extramarital affair with a climate activist.
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Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Gonzales, a Texas Republican, admitted having an extramarital affair with a staffer who died in September 2025.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
The TikTok account trombonechef began posting videos about a strawberry and her extramarital affair with her eggplant boss.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
Common themes range from poking fun at the deputies' appearances (comparing them to Family Guy's Peter Griffin and Quasimodo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame) to more serious allegations of extramarital affairs and pedophilia amongst department members.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026
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Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Gonzales, a Texas Republican, admitted having an extramarital affair with a staffer who died in September 2025.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
The TikTok account trombonechef began posting videos about a strawberry and her extramarital affair with her eggplant boss.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
Common themes range from poking fun at the deputies' appearances (comparing them to Family Guy's Peter Griffin and Quasimodo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame) to more serious allegations of extramarital affairs and pedophilia amongst department members.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extramarital
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
Adjective
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Teen workers are facing a slew of challenges this summer, including inflation, oil prices, artificial intelligence, older workers taking part-time and seasonal roles, and competing extracurricular priorities, said Andy Challenger, chief revenue officer at Challenger, Gray & Christmas.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
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In his junior year, Jeffries, who majored in political science, began devoting the bulk of his extracurricular energies to the university’s Black Student Union.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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“Extramarital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extramarital. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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