as in extramarital
relating to or being a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse
had an adulterous affair that nearly destroyed his marriage
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Things only get worse for Rusty when prosecutors, including Della Guarda (Fagbenle) and Tommy Molto (Sarsgaard) name him the prime suspect, and his wife, Barbara (Negga), and kids (Chase Infiniti and Kingston Rumi Southwick) are forced to confront his adulterous past.
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EW.com, 12 July 2024
Called in the ancient church the Pericope Adulterae, this is the story of elders who test Jesus by bringing to him an adulterous woman.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
The rebrand attempted to shake Ashley Madison’s reputation as a website for those seeking affairs — but the company appears to have returned to its adulterous roots.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
Allen also evokes Jean Renoir’s adulterous roundelay The Rules of the Game (widely considered the greatest film of all time) during Fanny’s country outing, when Jean indulges his taste for deer-hunting.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 Apr. 2024
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EW.com, 12 July 2024
Called in the ancient church the Pericope Adulterae, this is the story of elders who test Jesus by bringing to him an adulterous woman.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
The rebrand attempted to shake Ashley Madison’s reputation as a website for those seeking affairs — but the company appears to have returned to its adulterous roots.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
Allen also evokes Jean Renoir’s adulterous roundelay The Rules of the Game (widely considered the greatest film of all time) during Fanny’s country outing, when Jean indulges his taste for deer-hunting.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Adulterous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulterous. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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