as in relevance
the fact or state of being pertinent
this new information has no relevancy to the case
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Relevance
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Recent Examples of relevancy
Like many groups of their era, Whitesnake struggled to find relevancy after the alt-rock revolution of the early Nineties.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
The tech giant has the social currency, now Apple wants to ride the F1 wave, its new brand, and its newfound partnerships, to streaming relevancy.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2025
Daboll needed to guide the Giants back to relevancy in the NFC East this year, but thus far, his team has continued to struggle.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Leaders across the industry are fighting to combat a global luxury slowdown and searching for new ways to maintain relevancy, reinvigorate their relationships with shoppers, while improving their bottom line.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
The tech giant has the social currency, now Apple wants to ride the F1 wave, its new brand, and its newfound partnerships, to streaming relevancy.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2025
Daboll needed to guide the Giants back to relevancy in the NFC East this year, but thus far, his team has continued to struggle.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Leaders across the industry are fighting to combat a global luxury slowdown and searching for new ways to maintain relevancy, reinvigorate their relationships with shoppers, while improving their bottom line.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relevancy
relevance
Noun
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Baker immediately objected and said displaying the files and suggesting jurors would later receive them was improper unless their relevance to the defendants’ state of mind had first been established.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
10 Jan. 2026
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The Television Academy announced the creation of the Legacy Award, recognizing a television program that has made a profound and lasting impact on audiences and sustained its relevance to society, culture and the industry.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Relevancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relevancy. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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