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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At times, the man, Cassidy, seems like a stereotypical philandering suburban husband—narcissistic, domineering, but convinced of his own good intentions.
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Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
The record for the shortest Oscar-winning performance goes to Beatrice Straight, who played the heartbroken wife of a philandering TV station president in Sidney Lumet’s 1976 film Network.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
The record for the shortest Oscar-winning performance goes to Beatrice Straight, who played the heartbroken wife of a philandering TV station president in Sidney Lumet’s 1976 film Network.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Benjamin, the engaged, philandering filmmaker in Rapture, may be that kind of person.
—Haley Mlotek, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
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Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
The record for the shortest Oscar-winning performance goes to Beatrice Straight, who played the heartbroken wife of a philandering TV station president in Sidney Lumet’s 1976 film Network.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
The record for the shortest Oscar-winning performance goes to Beatrice Straight, who played the heartbroken wife of a philandering TV station president in Sidney Lumet’s 1976 film Network.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Benjamin, the engaged, philandering filmmaker in Rapture, may be that kind of person.
—Haley Mlotek, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philander
cheat
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Iran's response: cheating and hiding its nuclear weapons program; sprinting toward a bomb; and trying to assassinate senior American officials, including President Trump.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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Trouble is, the elder Broadway managed to cheat St. Christopher out of his share of the plunder.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
13 June 2025
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“Philander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philander. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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