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 on the Web Beyond their ambitious, brain-bending hooks, Kaufman’s movies are remarkably consistent in withering worldview, following characters tortured by their inadequacies, their philandering appetites, the impossibility of artistic creation, or all of the above. A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024 Where to watch: Hulu Mad Men The slick glamour of the 1960s advertising world is the backdrop for Mad Men, a dark drama that oscillates around the charismatic, though hard-drinking and philandering executive Don Draper (Jon Hamm). Cady Lang, TIME, 16 May 2024 The choice of Offenbach’s loony comedy about a pair of starving Peruvian artists and their manipulation by a powerful philandering viceroy was the recommendation of mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard — who sings the title role with disarming comedic chops to rival her formidable pipes. Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024 James Crumbley's wife, Jennifer, was convicted on Feb. 6 following a two-week trial that portrayed her as a selfish and philandering mother who spent more time on her horse hobby than with her son, ignored the teen’s mental health needs and supported his obsession with guns. Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for philander 

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“Philander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philander. Accessed 15 Oct. 2024.

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