as in relevance
the fact or state of being pertinent
job applicants should question the pertinence of any questions about their personal lives
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Relevance
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Recent Examples of pertinence
During Joy Engine's Meet the Artist gathering on February 9, many of the grant recipients addressed the pertinence of their projects in the current socio-political landscape.
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Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Why would someone’s physical health have any pertinence to their mental health?
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026
But Record of the Year is not a pertinence or a lyric award.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
In other topics of pertinence, MIAA assistant director/wrestling liasion Phil Napolitano asked the committee members to stress to their districts the importance of entering results into FloArena as soon as possible.
—Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pertinence
Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Why would someone’s physical health have any pertinence to their mental health?
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026
But Record of the Year is not a pertinence or a lyric award.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
In other topics of pertinence, MIAA assistant director/wrestling liasion Phil Napolitano asked the committee members to stress to their districts the importance of entering results into FloArena as soon as possible.
—Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pertinence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pertinence
Noun
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Raman is well-versed on matters of relevance and could have pushed back against Bass in substantive, detailed ways.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Research opportunities are incorporated in parallel, selected for their relevance to the candidate's specialty focus, and timed to help strengthen the application profile in a meaningful way.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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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“Pertinence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pertinence. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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