non sequiturs

noun

plural of non sequitur
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 The non sequiturs, or seeming non sequiturs (like Carol moonlighting as a baseball umpire despite having little knowledge of baseball) abound. — 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
  1. remarks
  2. comments
  3. feedback
  4. observations
  5. communications
Noun
  • Republicans control the White House and both branches of Congress, helping bolster their financial coffers against their Democratic counterparts, Martin noted in his remarks.
    — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Markets have since calmed since that early peak, but prices are still significantly higher than before the conflict and rose again early Friday after the most recent remarks from Vance and others.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of remarks
Noun
  • The comments come as neither Iran nor the US has shown any sign of shifting its position on the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Within a half hour of White’s pregame comments, Fever team president Kelly Krauskopf issued a statement of support for her head coach.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of comments
Noun
  • Knopf knew that when REED Charitable’s first wave of 82 gave their districts that same feedback, the tipping point would come.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • To reduce the size of a school zone, a public hearing must be held ensuring the community can provide feedback.
    — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of feedback
Noun
  • Its observations helped refine the age of the Universe, study black holes, discover thousands of galaxies, and capture some of the most iconic images ever taken from space.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
  • As mentioned in recent observations, cornerback and linebacker remain difficult to gauge with the injury list growing at those respective positions.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of observations
Noun
  • This is important because RF power directly affects what systems such as radar and communications equipment can accomplish.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities said restoring electricity and communications as well as delivering aid to remote villages isolated by landslides remained among the biggest challenges.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of communications

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“Non sequiturs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/non%20sequiturs. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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