as in to cheat
to be sexually unfaithful
he can't seem to stop philandering, even now that he's on his fifth marriage
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Recent Examples of philander
Since then, he's shared the screen with Jennifer Lopez in the romantic dramedy Marry Me (2022), playing the philandering fiancé of Lopez's character.
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Jan. 2026
In his 1964 book The Minister and the Choir Singer, attorney William Kunstler theorized that the crime was committed by the Ku Klux Klan, then active in New Jersey, as a way to punish the philandering minister.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 27 June 2025
Diana begins an affair with the most dashing of them, the philandering earl of Erroll, who is murdered after publicly cuckolding Broughton.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 26 June 2025
But the two ultimately make up and head back to America together — leaving the philandering Tracy to fend for himself abroad.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 18 June 2025
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Jan. 2026
In his 1964 book The Minister and the Choir Singer, attorney William Kunstler theorized that the crime was committed by the Ku Klux Klan, then active in New Jersey, as a way to punish the philandering minister.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 27 June 2025
Diana begins an affair with the most dashing of them, the philandering earl of Erroll, who is murdered after publicly cuckolding Broughton.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 26 June 2025
But the two ultimately make up and head back to America together — leaving the philandering Tracy to fend for himself abroad.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philander
cheat
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Over the past year, men’s ski jumping has been marred by Norway’s cheating scandal and more recent genital manipulation rumors, which has become one of the early commotions of the Milano-Cortina Games.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Among the reasons Belichick was not inducted are his involvement in cheating scandals, such as Spygate and Deflategate, according to ESPN.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Philander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philander. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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