nonconsecutive
adjective
non·con·sec·u·tive
ˌnän-kən-ˈse-kyə-tiv 
-kə-tiv
: not being in a sequence : not consecutive
Exercise three times a week on nonconsecutive days.
nonconsecutively
adverb
He says he sleeps three hours a night, nonconsecutively.
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Nicholas Lemann
Nicholas Lemann
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Prior to Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department, the last album by a woman to spend at least 12 total weeks at No. 1 was Adele’s 21, which earned 24 nonconsecutive weeks on top in 2011-12.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 14 July 2024
The last album by a woman to spend 11 weeks at No. 1 was 1989, which notched 11 nonconsecutive weeks atop the list in 2014-15.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 7 July 2024
In the diet-intervention group, participants did what’s known as 5:2 intermittent fasting, consuming a single replacement meal on two nonconsecutive fasting days per week and then swapping out dinner with a replacement meal on the other five days.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 24 June 2024
The Israeli leader has served three nonconsecutive times and is the longest-serving prime minister in the country's history.
—Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
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Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 14 July 2024
The last album by a woman to spend 11 weeks at No. 1 was 1989, which notched 11 nonconsecutive weeks atop the list in 2014-15.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 7 July 2024
In the diet-intervention group, participants did what’s known as 5:2 intermittent fasting, consuming a single replacement meal on two nonconsecutive fasting days per week and then swapping out dinner with a replacement meal on the other five days.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 24 June 2024
The Israeli leader has served three nonconsecutive times and is the longest-serving prime minister in the country's history.
—Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
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“Nonconsecutive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonconsecutive. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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