as in sporadic
lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence
the novel captures the discontinuous nature of a soldier's life: long stretches of boredom interrupted by flashes of action
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Recent Examples of discontinuous
Each take has this in and out that sounds discontinuous.
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Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
13 Aug. 2025
When reinforced with discontinuous fibers, vitrimers, a class of plastic, can be reshaped repeatedly, crushed, and molded into new forms many times without their chemical structure degrading.
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Aug. 2025
Increased spotting potential east of the PCT exists, however, these spots have low potential for spread due to sparse, discontinuous vegetation or they can be accessed and suppressed by firefighting resources.
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Ca Wildfire Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 July 2025
But the fact that Flights is a novel seems somehow more true-to-life in the way that our lives, yours and mine, are discontinuous, fragmented, full of returns and departures, progress and regression.
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Literary Hub,
16 July 2024
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Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
13 Aug. 2025
When reinforced with discontinuous fibers, vitrimers, a class of plastic, can be reshaped repeatedly, crushed, and molded into new forms many times without their chemical structure degrading.
—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Aug. 2025
Increased spotting potential east of the PCT exists, however, these spots have low potential for spread due to sparse, discontinuous vegetation or they can be accessed and suppressed by firefighting resources.
—
Ca Wildfire Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 July 2025
But the fact that Flights is a novel seems somehow more true-to-life in the way that our lives, yours and mine, are discontinuous, fragmented, full of returns and departures, progress and regression.
—
Literary Hub,
16 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontinuous
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Utility Iren was doubling workers' shifts and adding generators to address sporadic power cuts in Turin as the electricity grid came under strain, a spokesperson said.
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While attractive due to its proximity to strong local and regional gas markets, exploration for this gas has been sporadic in the basin since the mid-1980s, with experts noting pilot projects were uneconomic, temporarily abandoned or failed.
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After just under two hours of intermittent rain, the tarp came out and the game was suspended.
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The president and his advisers have repeatedly criticized offshore wind as intermittent, unreliable and unsightly.
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Steward said the church has around 50 members, although many others in the area stop by for the occasional service.
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South winds increase to 15-25 mph with occasional gusts over 30 mph.
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From a fatal weekend crash on the I-184 Connector to a sudden summer cooldown, here’s a roundup of top stories the Idaho Statesman has published this week.
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The blockbuster rulings that dominate the news cycle each June are not sudden flashes of judicial willpower.
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Industry-specific risk factors driving the crisis include financial precarity—irregular income, lack of benefits, job insecurity—touring conditions, performance pressure, workplace culture and identity fusion.
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Quakes can leave trees standing at irregular angles, uproot them entirely, and disturb their drainage patterns.
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“Discontinuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontinuous. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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