as in cheated
to be sexually unfaithful
he can't seem to stop philandering, even now that he's on his fifth marriage
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Schiller is a man who cheated death and whose harrowing ordeal is dramatized by actor Tony Shalhoub in a recent movie.—
Troy Roberts,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026 -
The chat room was on fire, because Magnus Carlsen had lost to the kid—Hans Niemann—and then implied that Hans had cheated.—
Ben Mezrich,
Vanity Fair,
6 Apr. 2026
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The icon stepped out for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunion in an opulent look that did not disappoint.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
10 Apr. 2026
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Days after revealing their relationship and her pregnancy, Aubrey Plaza stepped out to support Christopher Abbott.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Philandered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philandered. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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