noncontinuous

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Recent Examples of noncontinuous Another strategy that the ATC has been promoting in recent years is the flip-flop—a noncontinuous thru-hike. Karen Berger, Outside Online, 28 June 2021 There, Russia maintains the noncontinuous territory of Kaliningrad, a militarized outpost between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic coast and studied by NATO as the potential area where trouble could begin. Abraham Mahshie, Washington Examiner, 14 May 2020 Inside the book were hundreds of pages of delicate pen-and-ink renderings of brain cells by the 20th-century Spanish scientist Santiago Ramón y Cajal, who discovered the noncontinuous nature of neurons, which communicate across a minuscule gap. Lizzie Feidelson, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2020 Early storylines ■ Wellesley looks to increase its close lead over Needham (62-60-9) in teh country’s oldest noncontinuous high school rivalry. BostonGlobe.com, 28 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncontinuous
Adjective
  • Each take has this in and out that sounds discontinuous.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
  • When reinforced with discontinuous fibers, vitrimers, a class of plastic, can be reshaped repeatedly, crushed, and molded into new forms many times without their chemical structure degrading.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Nonetheless, Wesley didn’t help himself with his offensive exploits (or lack thereof) in his periodic opportunities.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • According to a report from Universe Today, this represents the first-ever direct detection of a periodic signal created by a millisecond magnetar within a gamma ray burst.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • One reason for this recurrent rhetoric is that few Americans today see themselves as opposed to the maximization of either alternatives from which to make selections or occasions to do so.
    Sophia Rosenfeld September 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Alas, the one thing Europe is still lacking in comparison to its North American counterpart is scale, with European projects not yet landing major franchises, globally relevant IP and recurrent mega-budget productions.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025

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“Noncontinuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncontinuous. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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