as in cheating
a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse
adultery is the cause of many divorces
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Recent Examples of adultery
Discrimination, lying, adultery, name -calling, belittling others, punching people and ignoring the poor, sick and elderly are now the accepted values of those who were concerned about the nation’s moral decline.
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
At the time of the case, Bryant admitted to adultery with a 19-year-old resort hotel worker in Colorado but denied the rape allegations, always maintaining that the encounter was consensual.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
The article included other remarks related to Carter’s faith − such as the importance of the separation of church and state, a conviction born of Carter’s Southern Baptist upbringing − but the adultery comment opened a rift with Carter’s kin in Christ.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
Here’s what to know about the legal proceedings of adultery in Texas.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Dec. 2024
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
At the time of the case, Bryant admitted to adultery with a 19-year-old resort hotel worker in Colorado but denied the rape allegations, always maintaining that the encounter was consensual.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
The article included other remarks related to Carter’s faith − such as the importance of the separation of church and state, a conviction born of Carter’s Southern Baptist upbringing − but the adultery comment opened a rift with Carter’s kin in Christ.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
Here’s what to know about the legal proceedings of adultery in Texas.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for adultery
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“Adultery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adultery. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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