extracurricular
adjective
ex·tra·cur·ric·u·lar
ˌek-strə-kə-ˈri-kyə-lər 
1
: not falling within the scope of a regular curriculum
specifically
: of or relating to officially or semiofficially approved and usually organized student activities (such as athletics) connected with school and usually carrying no academic credit
extracurricular sports
2
a
: lying outside one's regular duties or routine
b
extracurricular
noun
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hired a private detective to investigate her husband's extracurricular activities
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My friend is financing most of the extracurricular activities and clothes for Mia.
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R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
In the meantime, no new Girl Scout troops may be established, and Girl Scouts may not be featured or promoted as an official ministry or extracurricular activity of any Catholic parish or school in the archdiocese.
—Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2024
So friendships unsurprisingly tend to form in places where people spend a lot of their time anyway: work, school, church, extracurricular activities.
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Intensive parenting typically also includes parents being heavily involved in a child's academics, extracurricular activities, and social interactions.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 26 Oct. 2024
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R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
In the meantime, no new Girl Scout troops may be established, and Girl Scouts may not be featured or promoted as an official ministry or extracurricular activity of any Catholic parish or school in the archdiocese.
—Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2024
So friendships unsurprisingly tend to form in places where people spend a lot of their time anyway: work, school, church, extracurricular activities.
—Jann E. Freed, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Intensive parenting typically also includes parents being heavily involved in a child's academics, extracurricular activities, and social interactions.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Extracurricular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extracurricular. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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extracurricular
adjective
ex·tra·cur·ric·u·lar
ˌek-strə-kə-ˈrik-yə-lər
: of or relating to those activities (as athletics) that are offered by a school but are not part of the course of study
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