Thesaurus results for SEQUITURS

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

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Noun

Yes, clubs have fallen foul of slightly breaking Premier League rules in the past and have received points deductions as a result.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
What is likely is point deductions, enforced looking forward, not backward.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of deductions

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La Liga is yet to release distribution amounts for 2025-26 but, based on previous seasons and inferences which can be drawn from Barca’s latest figures, the amount the club must hand over to Sixth Street is in the region of €40million per year.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Stevens allowed the case to proceed, noting there were multiple inferences to draw from the evidence and that one interpretation implicated Perillo.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of inferences

Noun

The most justifiable criticism against the DC detective series is that its mysteries play out wordily, without letting the audience in on how its space cops come to major conclusions.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
The expert stressed that the team's field work was complete but that laboratory analysis was still underway before broader conclusions could be drawn.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of conclusions

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Although a United Nations panel investigating the Myanmar military referred to genocidal intent, the United Nations does not make official determinations of genocide.

— New York Times, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
The government expects states to rely increasingly on third-party data — on things such as workers’ compensation claims or prescription information — to help make determinations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of determinations

Noun

The Cornell 7 lawsuit refers to the legal document filed by an unnamed Cornell University student who accused seven men of raping and drugging her at a frat house party in October 2024 — and faced no legal consequences.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
But since that process can take years, those decisions can still have important real-world consequences.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

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