as in irrelevance
the quality or state of not having anything to do with the matter at hand
the sheer inapplicability of the comment made everyone else at the meeting stare in bewilderment
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Relevance
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Recent Examples of inapplicability
Defendants rely on cases that, ironically, only confirm the inapplicability of the § 1252(f)(1) bar here.
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New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inapplicability
irrelevance
Noun
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Autry struggled to navigate the current college hoops landscape, with Syracuse slipping toward national irrelevance as its postseason drought extends to five seasons.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The company started sliding into irrelevance.—
March 8,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Inapplicability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inapplicability. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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