inconsecutive

adjective

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  1. nonconsecutive
  2. nonsequential
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  • Trump is the first president in the past 100 years to have served two nonconsecutive terms, and therefore the only American leader in living memory to have a second lame-duck period—this time lasting more than two years.
    — Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The winner will be paid €100 (approximately $111) per hour to play the game for eight hours, which can be nonconsecutive.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of nonconsecutive
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  • Logan has turned over texts in haphazard, nonsequential batches and in different formats, so threads were broken and not easily searchable.
    — Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2023
  • How to play darts The board Darts are played on a circular board split into 20 sections, with each section numbered one through 20 in nonsequential order.
    — USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
Definition of nonsequential
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“Inconsecutive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconsecutive. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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