as in remarks
a statement that is not connected in a logical or clear way to anything said before it
We were talking about the new restaurant when she threw in some non sequitur about her dog.
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Recent Examples of non sequiturs
Cleverbot veers from sounding like a winsome waif to coming across as a drunk, smart-alecky fifteen-year-old who talks in non sequiturs.
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Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Long before Neeson would inherit the detective badge and a full clip of non sequiturs, Paramount announced Ed Helms would be taking on the Drebin role in 2013 with writers behind the Night at the Museum movies providing a script to revitalize the Naked Gun franchise.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025
This is a work in which the slapstick clowning and the tricky verbal non sequiturs should be merely the surface for roiling undercurrents of anguish, futility, despair and fear.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Long before Neeson would inherit the detective badge and a full clip of non sequiturs, Paramount announced Ed Helms would be taking on the Drebin role in 2013 with writers behind the Night at the Museum movies providing a script to revitalize the Naked Gun franchise.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025
This is a work in which the slapstick clowning and the tricky verbal non sequiturs should be merely the surface for roiling undercurrents of anguish, futility, despair and fear.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for non sequiturs
Noun
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In his candid remarks on earnings calls, Karp doesn’t always follow advice for talking points.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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After wrapping up his remarks Wednesday, Ohtani tried something different.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Confidential informants had apparently accused me of incendiary comments.—
Joe Garcia,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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Thanks for playing — and share your scores in the comments!—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That gives the raw and real feedback on the status of a brand’s health.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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The game plan has to be ready for the first full practice and walk-through of the week Wednesday, and it’s adjusted from there based on player feedback or midweek surprises such as injuries.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For the neutron stars to precisely fit the signal from the simulations, there would have to be more of these neutron stars than have been observed in real observations.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Giving helpful notes with observations on the merits of the storytelling and the storyteller(s) — not so much.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Before sunrise Wednesday, all but one Alameda County agency pulled public access to communications between officers and dispatchers, completing a region-wide shift toward secrecy that has prompted alarm among police accountability and First Amendment advocates.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Sponsors assume no responsibility for any error, omissions, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation with transmission, communications, line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or allegation of submissions.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Non sequiturs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/non%20sequiturs. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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