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Recent Examples of nonadjacent
The regulations specify that AVAS sounds must cover four separate, nonadjacent octave bands.
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John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonadjacent
Adjective
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The earliest human settlers arrived on these noncontiguous lands tens of thousands of years ago, and the entity itself is, quite literally, a layer cake of ancient geological evolutions accrued over billions of years.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Dec. 2025
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At issue is the splicing together of two noncontiguous clips of Trump speaking to his supporters on January 6, 2021, in a documentary that aired on the network’s investigative series, Panorama.—
Matt Kapp,
Air Mail,
22 Nov. 2025
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Humanitarians have historically addressed extreme weather as a series of discrete, localized emergencies.—
Time,
Time,
26 Feb. 2026
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Black Alcantara and carbon fiber cover the majority of the interior, with discrete gold accents on paddle shifters and elsewhere on the trim.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Nonadjacent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonadjacent. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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