as in cheating
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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Recent Examples of adultery
The public sees divorce and adultery in different moral terms, largely viewing divorce as morally acceptable in every Gallup question since the organization began asking about it in 2001.
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Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Angela accused her husband of adultery, according to court filings obtained by The Texas Tribune.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 12 July 2025
Almost as easy, perhaps, as living in a barn and committing adultery.
—John Updike, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
In the divorce filing, Angela Paxton accused her husband of adultery and noted the couple ceased living together in June 2024.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 July 2025
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Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Angela accused her husband of adultery, according to court filings obtained by The Texas Tribune.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 12 July 2025
Almost as easy, perhaps, as living in a barn and committing adultery.
—John Updike, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
In the divorce filing, Angela Paxton accused her husband of adultery and noted the couple ceased living together in June 2024.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adultery
Noun
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For the most part, lying and cheating do seem to be bad for you.—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
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When yet another affair is discovered (Kate Upton), all three women team up to plot mutual revenge on their cheating, lying, three-timing SOB.—
Caitlin White,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The allegations led to the October 2023 suspensions of Williams, Moore and Pryor after internal investigations into their handling of the county’s Dine-In 2 program found widespread financial misconduct first reported by The Sacramento Bee.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The suspension marks the third time in recent weeks that the archdiocese has publicly addressed allegations of misconduct involving leaders in its community.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Importantly, Miller says monkey barring is fundamentally different from polyamory — while the latter refers to loving multiple people at once and requires the consent of everyone involved, the former is arguably a form of infidelity.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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And finances consistently rank among the top two causes of divorce—right alongside infidelity.—
Essence,
Essence,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Adultery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adultery. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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