as in infidelities
a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse
adultery is the cause of many divorces
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infidelities
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And by making Constanze less forgiving of Mozart’s infidelities and eventually Salieri’s confidante of sorts, Barton moves her from a supporting character to a more load-bearing point in the series’ primary triangle with her own ambitions and resentments.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
11 May 2026 -
She was eventually consumed by his infidelities.—
Álex Ander,
Vanity Fair,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Adulteries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulteries. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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