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extracurricular

[ek-struh-kuh-rik-yuh-ler] / ˌɛk strə kəˈrɪk jə lər /


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But frankly, this was hard to square with the breadth and intensity of her many extracurricular activities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Like many millennial girls who came of age when diet culture was practically an extracurricular activity, I could mentally toggle between Weight Watchers points and the “Pocket Calorie Counter” with alarming fluency.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

Once a quirky background detail that played an outsized role in his nomination, Kavanaugh’s extracurricular interests have now been elevated by the Supreme Court into a legal fixture of constitutional law.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026

The share of American students who have jobs has been declining for decades, as many shifted their focus to academics and extracurricular activities.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026

He didn’t have a lot of free hours, because basketball was a demanding extracurricular activity and a massive time-suck, but we always found a way to make it work.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi




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