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
Monday’s festivities were no different, as every new product Apple announced had pertinence to the disability community.
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Steven Aquino, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Of course, some have pertinence to accessibility for disabled people.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
In this case, the concept works in reverse: today’s updates are ostensibly for mainstream audiences, yet also have strong pertinence in a disability context.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
Yet the deliberately provocative tone of Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s speech Tuesday – part of a comprehensive broadside on all immigration – risked obscuring the pertinence of one of her other core themes.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2023
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Steven Aquino, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Of course, some have pertinence to accessibility for disabled people.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
In this case, the concept works in reverse: today’s updates are ostensibly for mainstream audiences, yet also have strong pertinence in a disability context.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
Yet the deliberately provocative tone of Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s speech Tuesday – part of a comprehensive broadside on all immigration – risked obscuring the pertinence of one of her other core themes.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pertinence
Noun
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The concept took off quite quickly, boosted by the timely relevance of Covid in 2020.—
Clara Ludmir,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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The cultural relevance of games means that these opportunities are multiplying.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2025
Noun
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It’s been a challenging time for department stores for a while now, with a complete reinvention being overdue and essential to regain relevancy amongst shoppers.—
Clara Ludmir,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The relevancy here will be a much different but related number: six.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Pertinence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pertinence. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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