Meaning & use
Segues
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Moves smoothly and without interruption from one topic, activity, or piece of music to another.
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The host segues effortlessly from the news into the weather report.
The album segues from a quiet ballad into an upbeat anthem.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from Italian, where segue literally means "it follows," originally a musical direction telling a performer to continue without pausing.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A smooth transition from one thing to another.
The comedian's opening joke was a clever segue into the main topic.
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