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 Brown kept getting sidetracked with tangents and non sequiturs, on topics both momentous and random. — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026 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 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
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  1. remarks
  2. comments
  3. feedback
  4. observations
  5. communications
Noun
  • Her remarks come amid mounting allegations that military restrictions slowed aid deliveries and prevented civilians—and in some cases rescue crews—from getting to critical areas during the early phase of the emergency.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • After the president's remarks, the night will end with a massive fireworks display.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of remarks
Noun
  • Deeply skeptical of his diplomatic attempts with Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could view the president’s comments as an opening to continue operations both in Lebanon, against Hezbollah, or in Iran itself.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • By then, the agency had received more than 68,000 comments, according to a tracker posted online by accounting professor Tzachi Zach of Ohio State.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of comments
Noun
  • Recently, Italian researchers developed a wearable robotic exoskeleton that provides real-time haptic feedback, helping musicians improve synchronization, coordination, and timing during collaborative performances.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
  • Players like Canada goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau gave feedback on aspects like fit and durability.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of feedback
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  • The researchers then tested whether the theory could explain the observations.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026
  • Using proxies for past weather and more recent observations, studies confirm that climate is warming.
    — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of observations
Noun
  • Some relief workers are using donkeys and bulldozers to remove solid waste, according to Louise Wateridge, a communications officer for the UN’s children’s agency in the Middle East and North Africa.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • His companies have redrawn the boundaries of multiple economic fields—the automotive industry, the aerospace sector, satellite communications—and his direct influence has helped transform the world’s most powerful government.
    — Mark O’Connell, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 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 8 Jul. 2026.

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