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
To generate relevancy and influence, social-media algorithms demand spectacle, conflict, and edginess.
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Another key to maintaining relevancy is pop culture appeal.
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 19 Dec. 2025
The rise of these new brands has forced conglomerates to be proactive in defending both their relevancy and shelf space, even as conglomerates still have a major dominance with their in-store presence.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
Like many groups of their era, Whitesnake struggled to find relevancy after the alt-rock revolution of the early Nineties.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Another key to maintaining relevancy is pop culture appeal.
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 19 Dec. 2025
The rise of these new brands has forced conglomerates to be proactive in defending both their relevancy and shelf space, even as conglomerates still have a major dominance with their in-store presence.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
Like many groups of their era, Whitesnake struggled to find relevancy after the alt-rock revolution of the early Nineties.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for relevancy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relevancy
relevance
Noun
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Both nations got a head start on Norway in terms of infrastructure and cultural relevance.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Success wasn’t guaranteed, but these cues were often enough to signal relevance.—
Yiling Pan,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Relevancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relevancy. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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