as in cheats
to be sexually unfaithful
he hired a private detective because he thought his wife was screwing around
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steps out
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“Screws around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screws%20around. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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