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
This combination brings velocity, pertinence and ingenuity. 3.
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Gaurav Aggarwal, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
The pertinence of this story to current events will likely be the first thing anyone focuses on, and rightly so, but the directors also deserve credit for the film’s tightly coiled, deeply felt terror, panic, and betrayal.
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—Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
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
Although not explicitly stated, the reality is Oko has extreme pertinence to the Blind and low vision community.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Gaurav Aggarwal, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
The pertinence of this story to current events will likely be the first thing anyone focuses on, and rightly so, but the directors also deserve credit for the film’s tightly coiled, deeply felt terror, panic, and betrayal.
32.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
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
Although not explicitly stated, the reality is Oko has extreme pertinence to the Blind and low vision community.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pertinence
Noun
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And finally, Payton Titus' look back 50 years later at Muhammad Ali's iconic fight in the Thrilla in Manila, and its relevance in 2025, is worth your time.—
Lucas Aulbach,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Increasingly, this question is a relic of the past, with little relevance to the present.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Both the human family and the animal family feel genuine in this version, and given even more relevancy with the addition of some cultural subplots.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
1 Oct. 2025
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For Yulia Evina Bhara, head of international relations at APROFI and founder of KawanKawan Media, the central principle is relevancy.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Pertinence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pertinence. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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