irrelevance
noun
ir·rel·e·vance
i-ˈre-lə-vən(t)s 
1
: the quality or state of being irrelevant
2
: something irrelevant
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the irrelevance of the comment brought conversation to a standstill
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What if a slightly delusional but still charming actress faded toward irrelevance, only to claw her way back by way of a reality TV show?
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
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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Her fear that her professional irrelevance has come too soon—an anxiety not often explored in Hollywood’s midlife-crisis narratives—is unexpectedly affecting.
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
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
The company started sliding into irrelevance.
—March 8, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Her fear that her professional irrelevance has come too soon—an anxiety not often explored in Hollywood’s midlife-crisis narratives—is unexpectedly affecting.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Irrelevance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irrelevance. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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irrelevance
noun
ir·rel·e·vance
ir-ˈre-lə-vəns
1
: the quality or state of being irrelevant
2
: something that is irrelevant
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