irrelevancy

noun

ir·​rel·​e·​van·​cy i-ˈre-lə-vən(t)-sē How to pronounce irrelevancy (audio)
plural irrelevancies
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There was one series that could have given the ceremony a lift, a show that sparked so much passion from its audience that the Golden Globes leaned into it earlier this year to convince people to ignore its irrelevancy and boost its ratings. Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026 Each player selected on Friday provides a building block for a franchise intent on digging itself out of irrelevancy, though questions remain around Las Vegas’s skill players entering the final day of the draft. Sam Warren, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026 While much of those streaming sales were non-sports commitments, the flow of ad dollars away from linear TV will accelerate as the primetime entertainment properties continue to sag under the weight of their cultural irrelevancy. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026 In other words, if a creditor can obtain the judgment in federal court or somehow maneuver it there, then charging order exclusivity goes out the window or at least will be relegated to no more than a footnote to its irrelevancy. Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for irrelevancy

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First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of irrelevancy was in 1592

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“Irrelevancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irrelevancy. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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irrelevancy

noun
ir·​rel·​e·​van·​cy ir-ˈre-lə-vən-sē How to pronounce irrelevancy (audio)
plural irrelevancies

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