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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncontiguous
Adjective
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The regulations specify that AVAS sounds must cover four separate, nonadjacent octave bands.—
John Seabrook,
The New Yorker,
1 Aug. 2022
Adjective
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He's signed with the Boston Red Sox on eight discrete occasions.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Instagram is now adopting the same label for a teen-safety feature, but the possible outcomes are less discrete and obvious.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The pair become isolated in a rundown Oklahoma motel room as discussions of conspiracy theories take place.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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The gringos are coming, and Latour must shore up the diocese, trekking between isolated haciendas and pueblos with his quasi-spousal companion Father Vaillant.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Noncontiguous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncontiguous. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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