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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
These sequences can be beguilingly attractive, but their inclusions are complete non sequiturs — blink-and-you’ll-miss-it digressions toward a more engaging film.
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Blake Simons, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
Tracy’s dialogue, though absent the staccato non sequiturs of the director’s earlier work, has a bracing nastiness; every visual flourish and every menacing thrum of the score, by Jerskin Fendrix, escalates the intensity of Stone and Plemons’s bravura showdown.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 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
Blake Simons, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
Tracy’s dialogue, though absent the staccato non sequiturs of the director’s earlier work, has a bracing nastiness; every visual flourish and every menacing thrum of the score, by Jerskin Fendrix, escalates the intensity of Stone and Plemons’s bravura showdown.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 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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Some leaders, producers and directors were not amused by Goldberg, saying her remarks were insulting and dismissive of a serious fight to gain diversity within the motion picture industry.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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According to one of the individuals familiar with the situation, Kimmel was prepared to deliver his monologue the night he was taken off the air and had planned to address the right-wing backlash to his remarks.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Tuinman’s comments also highlight concerns over Europe’s overreliance on US military technologies.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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Some social media comments suggested that a Sunday afternoon start and ticket prices that were said to start at $900 discouraged people from showing up.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That decision was meant with harsh feedback from current students and professors.—
Samuel O’Neal
February 19,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Feb. 2026
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Progress is tracked through daily attendance, program participation and ongoing feedback from youths and families.—
Will Richmond,
The Providence Journal,
19 Feb. 2026
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Here's everything to know about Curiosity and the latest discovery made from its observations.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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The benefits of companion planting are purely based on longtime gardeners' observations.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
16 Feb. 2026
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Lytvyn, the communications advisor, told CNN that Zelensky decided early on to make appeals for help directly to other nations, rather than just their leaders.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Causing one of the biggest upheavals in Hollywood history, the IT meltdown irreparably damaged 70% of Sony’s servers, and exposed private communications from executives and talent as well as personal information.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Non sequiturs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/non%20sequiturs. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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