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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
The non sequiturs, or seeming non sequiturs (like Carol moonlighting as a baseball umpire despite having little knowledge of baseball) abound.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
Brown kept getting sidetracked with tangents and non sequiturs, on topics both momentous and random.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
Brown kept getting sidetracked with tangents and non sequiturs, on topics both momentous and random.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for non sequiturs
Noun
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Warsh views on independence In remarks he's scheduled to deliver to the committee at the hearing's start, Warsh issued a qualified endorsement of Fed independence.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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The president made the remarks during a live wide-ranging CNBC interview in the context of public speculation of a possible merger between United Airlines and American Airlines.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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Kourtney's sister, Khloé Kardashian, 41, shared the love in the post's comments section, adding a series of red love heart emojis.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Thanks for playing — and share your scores in the comments!—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If pride bristles, breathe and frame feedback as an invitation to make the work shine brighter than any ego.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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Following the first edition in São Paulo, Projeto Paradiso heard feedback from their talents about the lack of accessibility to industry events outside the famous Rio-São Paulo bridge.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Different locations on Mars The scientists say that Curiosity's discoveries could tie into observations from NASA's other on-duty Mars rover.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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These are observations that amount to light chipping away at a marble edifice that was built with other things in mind.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
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In Riverwoods, adjacent to Lincolnshire, sandbags were also available for residents who wanted them, said Laura Trevino, the village’s trustee of communications.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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At stake is Section 702 of FISA, which allows intelligence agencies to collect vast overseas communications without warrants, sometimes catching Americans’ private data.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Non sequiturs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/non%20sequiturs. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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