noncontiguous

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Recent Examples of noncontiguous Spread throughout every corner of the country, contiguous and noncontiguous, these ranges offer ample opportunity for everyone to explore. Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2024 Lawyers representing Republicans said that in the past Democrats had not raised claims of unfairness about noncontiguous districts. Julie Bosman, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023 Gaber disputed Bradley's reading of why the case was brought before the court, arguing the question of whether the state's legislative districts are unconstitutionally noncontiguous would have made its way to the court regardless of who won the election. Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 21 Nov. 2023 According to the legal complaint, the majority of Wisconsin’s Assembly districts are noncontiguous — each consisting of between two and 40 disconnected pieces of territory. Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 17 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for noncontiguous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncontiguous
Adjective
  • The regulations specify that AVAS sounds must cover four separate, nonadjacent octave bands.
    John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
Adjective
  • Military experts said that the number of additional troops being deployed to the region appears to be consistent with plans for discrete and time-limited operations — rather than a sustained ground campaign.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Dell's move away from discrete GPU hardware also allows the 5S models to maintain that ultra-mobile form factor while still meeting baseline workstation performance requirements.
    Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Chris Kuhlman, a meteorologist with the weather service office in Phoenix, said in a forecast discussion that most storm activity will remain isolated and weak.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Still, food insecurity and isolated malnutrition aren’t the same as widespread starvation.
    Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026

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“Noncontiguous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncontiguous. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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