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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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The album’s improvisatory nature deemphasizes longer phrases in favor of discrete moments; sounds rise sharply from the ether, linger briefly, then dissipate.—
Maxie Younger,
Pitchfork,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Associated Press stopped publishing book reviews last fall; the Times Book Review is the last discrete newspaper books section standing.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The White House dismissed such concerns, pointing to isolated incidents of noncitizens being charged with illegally voting, and to examples of duplicate registrations, voters remaining on rolls after death and people stealing ballots to vote multiple times.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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The week will remain dry with only isolated shower chances on Friday and Saturday.—
Shane Hinton,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Noncontiguous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncontiguous. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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