nonadjacent

Definition of nonadjacentnext

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Recent Examples of nonadjacent The regulations specify that AVAS sounds must cover four separate, nonadjacent octave bands. John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
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Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Instead of discrete presentations, the works exist in dialogue with one another, forming a cohesive, shared environment.
    Olga Garcia-Mayoral, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Structurally, American Boy works better as a collection of discrete bits than a cohesive hour.
    Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026

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“Nonadjacent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonadjacent. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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