as in remark
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 sequitur
The non sequitur sends Grace into arpeggios of laughter, but once Dylan is out of earshot, Grace discloses to me that she’s begun to regard Dylan as one of her own children.
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Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Stuffing hundreds of punch lines, visual gags, and non sequiturs into less than 90 minutes, Airplane! boasts arguably the highest laughs-per-minute ratio in cinema history.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Economists were trafficking in non sequitur while at the same time glossing over the fact that work divided looms largest on prices.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
The ad ends with a total non sequitur: Trump hugging an elderly Black woman.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Stuffing hundreds of punch lines, visual gags, and non sequiturs into less than 90 minutes, Airplane! boasts arguably the highest laughs-per-minute ratio in cinema history.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Economists were trafficking in non sequitur while at the same time glossing over the fact that work divided looms largest on prices.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
The ad ends with a total non sequitur: Trump hugging an elderly Black woman.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for non sequitur
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Burgum was effusive in his praise of the oil and gas industry during remarks delivered at CERAWeek by S&P Global conference.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2025
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President Trump on Friday afternoon gave remarks at the Justice Department.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Gathering feedback after checkout provides insights into service quality, cleanliness and overall satisfaction.—
Nevila Dudaj,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Officials are gathering feedback from residents about how to address the impact of Interstates 670 and 35 carving through the Westside, which took out over 1,000 homes and about 120 acres in the historic neighborhood and hub for Kansas City’s Latino community.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Thanks for playing — and share your scores in the comments!—
Mark Cooper,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Join 6 others in the comments View Comments On Wednesday, Trump imposed sweeping 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imported into the United States — the latest round of tariffs in a global trade war — with Canada and the European Union swiftly retaliating.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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The agency also noted that the company’s response to its list of observations, formally known as Form 483, was insufficient.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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Not only did the resulting observations show that stars near the sun were shifted just as general relativity predicted, but the measurement of how far they were shifted almost exactly matched Einstein’s calculation.—
Eric Mack,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The model essentially told me that this plan has, in fact, brought about jealous reactions abroad.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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But instead, Crudup had the exact opposite reaction.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Non sequitur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/non%20sequitur. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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