as in to cheat
to be sexually unfaithful
he can't seem to stop philandering, even now that he's on his fifth marriage
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Recent Examples of philander
Philip Seymour Hoffman played him on Broadway as a near-psychotic, his philandering very much to blame for the fall of his elder son, Biff.
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Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
The writer reckons with the charismatic, philandering father who tried to mold his son in his image.
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Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Released in 1958, Attack told of a wealthy heiress, fresh from a stint at a mental institution, who is turned into a giantess and then deals with her philandering husband and his no-good, money-grubbing floozy.
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Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Jan. 2026
The immortal residents of Mount Olympus—philandering Zeus and his cascading (sometimes circular) family tree—governed every aspect of human existence.
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Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
5 Jan. 2026
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Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
The writer reckons with the charismatic, philandering father who tried to mold his son in his image.
—
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Released in 1958, Attack told of a wealthy heiress, fresh from a stint at a mental institution, who is turned into a giantess and then deals with her philandering husband and his no-good, money-grubbing floozy.
—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Jan. 2026
The immortal residents of Mount Olympus—philandering Zeus and his cascading (sometimes circular) family tree—governed every aspect of human existence.
—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philander
cheat
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The fans were cheated Sunday out of a chance to see an interesting pitching matchup between Shota Imanaga and Dylan Cease, the former Cubs farmhand and former White Sox pitcher.
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For example, a spouse who catches their partner cheating and kills someone in the heat of emotion.
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“Philander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philander. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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