as in relevancy
the fact or state of being pertinent
I appreciate that you did the dishes tonight, but that has no relevance to my enforcement of the punishment you got earlier this week
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Relevance
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Recent Examples of relevance
The results show us the relevance of tasting experiments on promoting this new alternative.
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Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
The relevance of that idea becomes clearer as interest in decorative lighting continues to expand.
—William Jones, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Through two-and-a-half seasons, there have been a few thrills and plenty of VFX wizardry, but little innovation in storytelling or relevance.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 June 2026
That the watch parties and celebrations were raging less than a mile from Barclays Center, the home of the Brooklyn Nets, seemed of little relevance.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 14 June 2026
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Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
The relevance of that idea becomes clearer as interest in decorative lighting continues to expand.
—William Jones, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Through two-and-a-half seasons, there have been a few thrills and plenty of VFX wizardry, but little innovation in storytelling or relevance.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 June 2026
That the watch parties and celebrations were raging less than a mile from Barclays Center, the home of the Brooklyn Nets, seemed of little relevance.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 14 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for relevance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relevance
relevancy
Noun
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Cultural relevancy requires topical commentary, a point of view, and an audience hungry for what a host and their guests have to say about what’s going on in the world.—
Sabrina Reed,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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This is just another example of the seriousness with which Brunson approaches his job, and a reason why New York has returned to relevancy since Brunson joined the franchise in 2022.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
3 May 2026
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“Relevance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relevance. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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