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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While Huerta has never spoken before about Chavez’s attacks on her, his infidelities and autocratic leadership style — and rumors of misconduct — have been documented for years.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026 -
Their infidelities have left the people of 2119 trapped between loving the expansive then and the depreciated now.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Adulteries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulteries. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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