nonconsecutive

adjective

non·​con·​sec·​u·​tive ˌnän-kən-ˈse-kyə-tiv How to pronounce nonconsecutive (audio)
-kə-tiv
: not being in a sequence : not consecutive
Exercise three times a week on nonconsecutive days.
nonconsecutively adverb
He says he sleeps three hours a night, nonconsecutively. Nicholas Lemann

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The audience for Trump’s first appearance in his second nonconsecutive term fell below the levels of his past speeches. Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025 Since taking office for a nonconsecutive second term, Trump has imposed a 25% duty on all U.S. imports of steel and aluminum, in addition to tariffs on Chinese imports. Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025 But since this is his first address in his second nonconsecutive term, the speech is not classified as a State of the Union. Alana Wise, NPR, 1 Mar. 2025 When President Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office for his second, nonconsecutive term, there were predictable policy priorities for his first 100 days redux. John Scott Lewinski, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonconsecutive

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nonconsecutive was in 1830

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“Nonconsecutive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonconsecutive. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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