segue

[sey-gwey, seg-wey] / ˈseɪ gweɪ, ˈsɛg weɪ /

NOUN

transition

Synonyms

STRONGEST

continuation

STRONG

passage pivot shift turn

WEAK

introduction juncture twist

Antonyms

STRONG

halt interruption stop

WEAK

end terminus

Example Sentences

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After spending two decades molding Disney into a media colossus, Iger segued into a senior advisory role, which will run through December when he officially retires.

From Los Angeles Times

The exhibition slips past the complications of World War II with just a few ephemeral examples before segueing into an accumulation of familiar pop-culture products.

From The Wall Street Journal

“EPiC” follows Presley as he blazes through classics including “Little Sister,” slyly asserting his influence in rock by segueing into the Beatles’ “Get Back.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Seeing this as the perfect segue, I told him I, too, was having a baby except I wasn’t keeping mine.

From Los Angeles Times

Most of those founders eventually segued to the newer Friends of Big Bear Valley in the 2010s.

From Los Angeles Times