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
This commitment to culturally resonant design deepens the relevance of his systems, offering not only technical sophistication but emotional and cultural intelligence as well.
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 16 May 2025
That is how a team takes the next step from regaining relevance to competing for championships.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
The Magic, fresh off another first-round exit in the postseason and still in search of playoff relevance, are at a clear inflection point.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2025
Google’s search engine triumphed in the late 1990s and early 2000s due to its system of ranking results by relevance and importance rather than sorting them by topic.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 16 May 2025
That is how a team takes the next step from regaining relevance to competing for championships.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
The Magic, fresh off another first-round exit in the postseason and still in search of playoff relevance, are at a clear inflection point.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2025
Google’s search engine triumphed in the late 1990s and early 2000s due to its system of ranking results by relevance and importance rather than sorting them by topic.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relevance
relevancy
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But a decade later, there's something fascinating about some of its AI musings and predictions that propel it into relevancy, just like beloved classics from the 1980s like RoboCop.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The two young stars for the team have had flashes, but there has not been enough consistency to push them into offensive relevancy.—
Tom Rende,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Relevance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relevance. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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