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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Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 2 July 2025
In his order, Simms said the test results would not likely bear any relevance to the case and would not change the prosecution's allegations against Lawson.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Buzbee’s lawyers fought the admissibility and relevance of the conversation.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025
The tension between copying and theft, the curators argue, has new relevance today.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
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Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 2 July 2025
In his order, Simms said the test results would not likely bear any relevance to the case and would not change the prosecution's allegations against Lawson.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Buzbee’s lawyers fought the admissibility and relevance of the conversation.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025
The tension between copying and theft, the curators argue, has new relevance today.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for relevance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relevance
relevancy
Noun
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These trends are accelerating, and organizations will continue to feel pressure to deliver a new standard of relevancy and personalization for end users—and to set themselves apart from their competitors.—
Andrew Davidson,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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There are concerns that these products will lose relevancy in the quickly-advancing world of AI – and Nvidia has already started shipping out the model’s successor, Blackwell.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Relevance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relevance. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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