as in relevancy
the fact or state of being pertinent
I appreciate that you did the dishes tonight, but that has no relevance to my enforcement of the punishment you got earlier this week
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Relevance
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Recent Examples of relevance
That took on new relevance during the pandemic, which snarled global supply chains, contributing to shortages of products such as face masks and respirators in the US and elsewhere.
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Olesya Dmitracova, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
Grok 4 is expected to feature advanced reasoning and coding abilities, support for multimodal inputs like text and images, and the unique capacity to interpret memes, enhancing its cultural and contextual relevance.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
The point is all concerned appreciate the crucial relevance of the Negro Leagues and the museum itself.
—Vahe Gregorian
july 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2025
What distinguishes valuable insight is not its novelty of origin, but its clarity, coherence and relevance.
—Chris Reed, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
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Olesya Dmitracova, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
Grok 4 is expected to feature advanced reasoning and coding abilities, support for multimodal inputs like text and images, and the unique capacity to interpret memes, enhancing its cultural and contextual relevance.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
The point is all concerned appreciate the crucial relevance of the Negro Leagues and the museum itself.
—Vahe Gregorian
july 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2025
What distinguishes valuable insight is not its novelty of origin, but its clarity, coherence and relevance.
—Chris Reed, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for relevance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relevance
relevancy
Noun
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Hernandez could one day bring more star power and become a cornerstone in Pittsburgh’s push back toward league relevancy.—
Devon Henderson,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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When then President Barack Obama took office in 2009, the year the NAACP turned 100, an episode of NPR’s Talk of the Nation centered on the organization’s relevancy, especially with a Black man in the Oval Office.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 July 2025
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“Relevance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relevance. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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