adulterous
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As if thunderstruck, Leontes becomes irredeemably convinced that Polixenes’ acquiescence reveals an adulterous relationship between the two.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
In Townsend’s speech as Matthews, he also notes two sources of pain that have made him a better artist: his adulterous fiancée and selfish brother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025
His popular characters, including an entitled fraternity brother, an agitated airport security agent and an adulterous warehouse worker, helped him amass millions of followers on Instagram and TikTok.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
I feel like the message of Jesus is clearly one of love—the adulterous woman in the Gospel of John, “You who are without sin cast the first stone.”
From Slate ● Feb. 1, 2024
What if the only thing I had discovered on this trip was that my grandfather was an adulterous liar?
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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