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
The emails also suggested the engineer responsible for executing the replacement was having an extramarital affair.
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Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 24 May 2025
Perhaps there is an extramarital affair that could be utilized, or maybe there is some evidence of tax evasion or illicit browsing habits.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Especially not someone like Rose, whose transgressions went far beyond the playing field and included everything from a tax evasion conviction to an extramarital affair with a teenager.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
In total, Ali would have nine children, including two daughters from extramarital relationships.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
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Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 24 May 2025
Perhaps there is an extramarital affair that could be utilized, or maybe there is some evidence of tax evasion or illicit browsing habits.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Especially not someone like Rose, whose transgressions went far beyond the playing field and included everything from a tax evasion conviction to an extramarital affair with a teenager.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
In total, Ali would have nine children, including two daughters from extramarital relationships.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extramarital
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But with a twist so big — Sarah being the killer of her adulterous husband Adam’s mistress, Kelly Summers, and the one who set him up for the murder while simultaneously defending him tooth and nail in court — where was Rose to go after that?—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
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Nor did anyone blink when Shonda Rhimes set Scandal within the White House of a wishy-washy, adulterous GOP President who’d unwittingly stolen an election.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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Niche's comprehensive evaluation assessed various aspects of each district, including academic performance, teacher quality, availability of clubs and extracurricular activities, college preparation resources, and administrative effectiveness.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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Students in the city’s smallest schools have fewer courses to choose from and often miss out on clubs, extracurricular activities and sports.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
13 June 2025
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“Extramarital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extramarital. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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