as in extramarital
relating to or being a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse
hired a private detective to investigate her husband's extracurricular activities
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Recent Examples of extracurricular
But the rematch lived up to the hype in every way, aside from the lack of extracurricular activity.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
And high school students would be required to participate in at least one cocurricular or extracurricular activity as a condition of graduation.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 4 Mar. 2026
Some Cyber Spartan teammates also participate in other extracurricular activities, making their time in the lab that much more important.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Later on, the stay-at-home parent might start to be in charge of bigger picture tasks like taking kids to extracurricular activities, touring college campuses, and planning birthday parties.
—Jana Pollack, Parents, 27 Feb. 2026
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
And high school students would be required to participate in at least one cocurricular or extracurricular activity as a condition of graduation.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 4 Mar. 2026
Some Cyber Spartan teammates also participate in other extracurricular activities, making their time in the lab that much more important.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Later on, the stay-at-home parent might start to be in charge of bigger picture tasks like taking kids to extracurricular activities, touring college campuses, and planning birthday parties.
—Jana Pollack, Parents, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracurricular
Adjective
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But Mullin will simultaneously be putting out fires that senior officials say were set by Noem and Lewandowski, a special government employee who is reported to have engaged in an extramarital affair with Noem since 2019.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
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The TikTok account trombonechef began posting videos about a strawberry and her extramarital affair with her eggplant boss.—
Saba Hamedy,
NBC news,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But the gamesmanship, foreshadowing the adulterous antics of Harold Pinter’s plays, escalates perilously.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Last week, as Wasserman’s seemingly adulterous 2003 correspondence with the convicted and incarcerated Maxwell came out, IOC president Kirsty Coventry dismissed the Epstein information about Wasserman as no big deal.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Extracurricular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extracurricular. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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