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as in adulterous
relating to or being a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse her husband's compulsive two-timing behavior is the reason she left

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two-timing

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noun

two-timing

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verb

present participle of two-time

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Recent Examples of two-timing
Adjective
With Kate Sprague, the two-timing wife of Rhode Island governor William Sprague, on his arm (the Spragues would divorce a year later as news of their affair spread), Roscoe Conkling turns up to remind James Blaine that his support for Garfield’s campaign comes with a fee. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
Both albums get scathingly honest about two-timing exes. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for two-timing
Adjective
  • Fiction is inherently adulterous.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
  • But the gamesmanship, foreshadowing the adulterous antics of Harold Pinter’s plays, escalates perilously.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Under the law, moral offenses — including adultery and same-sex relations — can carry penalties of up to 100 lashes.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Four other people were publicly caned on Thursday for online gambling and adultery.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Ultimately, the reassurances about community resources and air quality failed to quell the fury inside the room as residents took the microphone during the Q&A section and repeatedly expressed feelings of betrayal and mistrust.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Cupertino, which is slated to premiere in the fall on CBS, follows a former tech lawyer (Colter) who, after experiencing a betrayal from his former employer, teams up with another attorney to represent underdogs in litigation against tech giants.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • Many Americans believe the country is, in its current incarnation, betraying its ideals.
    Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
  • Regan argued skeptics like Newsom and the CTA were betraying their base.
    Ben Paviour July 2, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
Adjective
  • During his initial police interview, Narne had denied knowing of any extramarital affairs.
    Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
  • Black employed Epstein has a wealth management adviser, but also allegedly confided in him about personal matters, including extramarital affairs that ended in nondisclosure agreements.
    Graham Kates, CBS News, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • The professor was horrified by what appeared to be massive cheating in his course—cheating that was preventing most of the students from learning the material.
    Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026
  • The central educational challenge of the coming decade is therefore not simply preventing cheating, but rebuilding cultures in which learning itself is once again perceived as inherently valuable, personally transformative, and socially essential.
    Jason Benedict, Fortune, 7 July 2026
Noun
  • Guides spoke of the monthlong siege that ended only because of the treachery of a local noble who turned on the sultan and allowed British troops to scale the walls.
    Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
  • This is not treachery but the truest and noblest affection.
    Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Adjective
  • And Soderlund doesn't just measure the value of her kids' extracurricular pursuits in dollars.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • Without the tax, OCPS would lose about $256 million in funding that pays for about 2,000 teachers and several dozen extracurricular programs like sports and the arts.
    Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026

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“Two-timing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/two-timing. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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