adulterous

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I didn’t think the adulterous villain from the OG “Vanderpump Rules” was long for Alan Cumming’s campy Scottish castle because everyone remembers “Scandoval” and what he did to Ariana Madix, but I was wrong.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

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

The ensemble cast features the Oscar-winning performances of Cloris Leachman as Ruth Popper, the adulterous wife of the high school sports coach and Ben Johnson as Sam the Lion, the town’s popular businessman.

From Washington Times • Nov. 23, 2023

Pretty much the only element is a huge pipe, half painted white, half black, hanging over the action, perhaps a symbol of the fate that never quite falls on the adulterous, power-hungry leads.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2022

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