Thesaurus results for EXTRACURRICULAR

extracurricular

adjective

ˌek-strə-kə-ˈri-kyə-lər

Definition of extracurricular

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 Too many schools are overcrowded, lack adequate mental health professionals and lack arts and extracurricular programming. — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 The grades reflect each school’s performance across factors such as academics, teachers, resources, extracurricular activities and college preparation. — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026 So Helen networks to get Bo and Mido admitted to an elite hagwon—an extracurricular cram school—and sends DH, an athlete, to Andover, then Yale. — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026 His involvement in athletics reflects his ability to balance academics with extracurricular commitments while demonstrating discipline, perseverance, and teamwork. — Darla Rivera, Oklahoman, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for extracurricular

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At work, Satoko attempts to create a campaign for a new Korean baseball drama that her company is releasing, but after hours she is involved in an extramarital affair with a business associate, Muramoto (Joe Odagiri).

— James Marsh, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
The film doesn’t shy away from exposing the dark volatility of their on-again, off-again relationship, which began with their extramarital affair during filming of the epic Cleopatra (1963).

— Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of extramarital

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With all respect to West’s previous cheating-on-television canon, War might be his finest adulterous work.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026
All the while, though, Dylan was also getting a taste of what was becoming Swinging London, thanks to the play’s director, Philip Saville, and Saville’s adulterous lover, a gorgeous and brilliant painter named Pauline Boty.

— Sean Wilentz, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of adulterous

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