as in inapplicability
the quality or state of not having anything to do with the matter at hand
the irrelevance of the comment brought conversation to a standstill
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Relevance
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Recent Examples of irrelevance
The lines defining where a digital transaction ends and a physical retail experience begins have blurred into irrelevance.
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Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
This is a proud franchise and fan base, and suffering through a decade of irrelevance has been tough to stomach for all involved.
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Max Bultman,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
Backing them is a strategic hedge against irrelevance.
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Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
8 June 2026
This is familiar territory for singular sports figures; think of how, over three seasons of 100 Foot Wave, big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara has opened up about his own vacillation between craving dominance and fearing irrelevance.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for irrelevance
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
This is a proud franchise and fan base, and suffering through a decade of irrelevance has been tough to stomach for all involved.
—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
Backing them is a strategic hedge against irrelevance.
—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
8 June 2026
This is familiar territory for singular sports figures; think of how, over three seasons of 100 Foot Wave, big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara has opened up about his own vacillation between craving dominance and fearing irrelevance.
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrelevance
Noun
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Defendants rely on cases that, ironically, only confirm the inapplicability of the § 1252(f)(1) bar here.
Noun
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He was used to being alone without Robin and postretirement but being alone in the interminable stretch of predawn hours was a different sort of emptiness.
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Work gives you somewhere to point your attention, somewhere to put the grief, the sadness, the emptiness.
Noun
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Artist Meredith Reynolds believed Platner’s past paled into insignificance when compared with his opponents.
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Problems shrink into insignificance.
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“Irrelevance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrelevance. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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