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 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 Bow School District soon issued no-trespass orders that banned Fellers and Anthony Foote from entering district property or attending sporting or other extracurricular events. — Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 27 Aug. 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
In the space of a few paragraphs, Ned will abandon and recover his child, bungle an extramarital affair, win and lose, experience ecstasy and dejection.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of extramarital

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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
Their adulterous bubble temporarily burst in 1938, when Olivier left for Los Angeles to shoot Wuthering Heights.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

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