nonconsecutive
adjective
non·con·sec·u·tive
ˌnän-kən-ˈse-kyə-tiv 
-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.
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Nicholas Lemann
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Alan García, who served two nonconsecutive terms, died by suicide in 2019 as authorities moved to arrest him in connection with Odebrecht bribes.
—Gabriela Sá Pessoa and Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Maggie Haberman is a White House correspondent for The Times, reporting on the second, nonconsecutive term of Donald J. Trump.
—Lara Jakes, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Myers said feedback from unions and regulators prompted Norfolk Southern to extend training from a nonconsecutive, four-week program with a monthlong break in the middle to a continuous five-week one.
—Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Our glimpses so far have covered a few nonconsecutive dips into a few years.
—Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
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Gabriela Sá Pessoa and Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Maggie Haberman is a White House correspondent for The Times, reporting on the second, nonconsecutive term of Donald J. Trump.
—Lara Jakes, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Myers said feedback from unions and regulators prompted Norfolk Southern to extend training from a nonconsecutive, four-week program with a monthlong break in the middle to a continuous five-week one.
—Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Our glimpses so far have covered a few nonconsecutive dips into a few years.
—Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Nonconsecutive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonconsecutive. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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