sequiturs

noun

plural of sequitur
as in deductions
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning a reasonable sequitur from that announcement is that you'll be leaving the company

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Recent Examples of sequiturs The dialogue is goofy, with plenty of puns and non-sequiturs. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequiturs
  1. deductions
  2. inferences
  3. conclusions
  4. determinations
  5. consequences
Noun
  • Citing its investigation, the watchdog said 48 percent of the promotions were actually price increases, 40 percent were not real price deductions, and seven percent had a lower discount than advertised.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • On the flip side, doing the wrong thing meant point deductions.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of deductions
Noun
  • By holding an entire operational system in view in real time, an AI model can make inferences that human operators could easily miss.
    — William Bain, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • However, rocket watchers have made a few inferences from the limited available information.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of inferences
Noun
  • The Arctic is also a world in flux, and van den Bemd is careful not to present personal observations as scientific conclusions.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • With the college football regular season rapidly approaching, many position battles are starting to reach their logical conclusions.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of conclusions
Noun
  • The official causes of death remain pending determinations by the medical examiner.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • However, that may change as governors’ teams shift from collecting information to making final determinations.
    — Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of determinations
Noun
  • Chanana said any breakdown in the relationship could herald broader portfolio consequences.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
  • For Abrams, a free agent after the 2028 season, the position change comes with financial consequences.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of consequences

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“Sequiturs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequiturs. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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