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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However, Mahama was returned for a second nonconsecutive term in January with his homeland embroiled in an acute economic malaise, characterized by a huge debt burden, soaring costs, and youth unemployment at a staggering 38.8%.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Leading the tally is the Christmas-meets-Halloween soundtrack to Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, which notches its 18th nonconsecutive week at No. 1.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
If the leaders cannot choose a person to appoint to the empty city council seat, a special election will be held June 2.
Wallace, first elected to the dais in 2018, was serving her second, nonconsecutive term as mayor this year.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Trump’s disappointment about missing out on the World Cup would prove to be unfounded after he was elected to a second, nonconsecutive term last year.
—Seung Min Kim, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2025
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Leading the tally is the Christmas-meets-Halloween soundtrack to Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, which notches its 18th nonconsecutive week at No. 1.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
If the leaders cannot choose a person to appoint to the empty city council seat, a special election will be held June 2.
Wallace, first elected to the dais in 2018, was serving her second, nonconsecutive term as mayor this year.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Trump’s disappointment about missing out on the World Cup would prove to be unfounded after he was elected to a second, nonconsecutive term last year.
—Seung Min Kim, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nonconsecutive
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“Nonconsecutive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonconsecutive. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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