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adulterous

[uh-duhl-ter-uhs] / əˈdʌl tər əs /


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Rush appeared as Marsha Russell, a woman caring for her teen daughter amid a messy divorce with an adulterous husband.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 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

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

So this is what happened to the man who liberated the adulterous woman.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins




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