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
Simone’s extracurricular activities do not pay off.
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Laura Bradley, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
There are four categories that include academic, career, postsecondary and extracurricular planning.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
Studies suggest that participating in extracurricular activities, including athletics, provides all sorts of benefits for students.
—Michael J. Petrilli, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Touring and recording with his own neo-tango band, Bajofondo, seemingly wasn’t enough of an extracurricular activity.
—Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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Laura Bradley, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
There are four categories that include academic, career, postsecondary and extracurricular planning.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
Studies suggest that participating in extracurricular activities, including athletics, provides all sorts of benefits for students.
—Michael J. Petrilli, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Touring and recording with his own neo-tango band, Bajofondo, seemingly wasn’t enough of an extracurricular activity.
—Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for extracurricular
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“Extracurricular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extracurricular. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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