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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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Instead of hundreds of discrete black boxes, each with a single electric control unit (ECU) performing a single job, the iX3 uses four high-performance computers, each in charge of a different domain.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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Using an algorithm, the researchers were able to analyze patients’ facial movements, including tiny changes that were too discrete to be visually noticeable, but could be clinically meaningful.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Rain is forecast to begin arriving along Baja California Sur on Wednesday and continue through Friday, bringing 4 to 8 inches of rain, with greater amounts possible in isolated locations.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Stay away from tall, isolated trees or other tall objects.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Noncontiguous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncontiguous. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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