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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
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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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Traditionally, the geometry of smooth shapes has advanced much faster, dragging the less developed theory of discrete geometry along behind it.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Jan. 2026
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At the flick of a switch, listeners can listen to a dual-mono solid-state mode, where discrete J-FETs deliver precision and ultra-low distortion.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Nonadjacent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonadjacent. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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