as in adulterous
relating to or being a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse
she had several extramarital affairs with coworkers
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Recent Examples of extramarital
Prosecutors said Richins was in dire financial straits and having an extramarital affair, leading her to forge life insurance documents and to eventually kill her husband.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Ten days earlier, Jeff Bezos had announced his divorce from MacKenzie Scott shortly after the National Enquirer reported on Bezos’ extramarital affair with Lauren Sanchez.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
At some point in the 1980s, Charles and Camilla began an extramarital affair, which Diana (and the rest of the world) knew about.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
The latest tranche of Epstein documents is shedding new light on the relationship between Gates and the infamous financier, as well as the former’s extramarital affairs.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 26 Feb. 2026
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Ten days earlier, Jeff Bezos had announced his divorce from MacKenzie Scott shortly after the National Enquirer reported on Bezos’ extramarital affair with Lauren Sanchez.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
At some point in the 1980s, Charles and Camilla began an extramarital affair, which Diana (and the rest of the world) knew about.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
The latest tranche of Epstein documents is shedding new light on the relationship between Gates and the infamous financier, as well as the former’s extramarital affairs.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extramarital
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
Adjective
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Scholarships are awarded based on academic achievement, career commitment, extracurricular involvement and financial need, a club news release said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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Oseguera told the Independent Journal that PTA funding is used to provide supplemental classroom materials for teachers as well as support field trips, music and art programs, student promotion ceremonies, student club activities and extracurricular opportunities.—
Cameron Macdonald,
Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Extramarital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extramarital. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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