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
There’s something eye-opening about a brand attempting to grasp for relevancy through marketing efforts.
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
The brand, which had previously slipped from the pop culture relevancy of its heyday, saw its stock jump by double digits after Sweeney’s campaign debuted.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
Morgan Eaves, executive director of the Kentucky Democratic Party, said social media and other messaging tools, along with the electoral shift, have contributed to the event's change in relevancy.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 28 July 2025
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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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
The brand, which had previously slipped from the pop culture relevancy of its heyday, saw its stock jump by double digits after Sweeney’s campaign debuted.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
Morgan Eaves, executive director of the Kentucky Democratic Party, said social media and other messaging tools, along with the electoral shift, have contributed to the event's change in relevancy.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 28 July 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relevancy
relevance
Noun
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Films of striking social relevance that never fall to polemic or sensationalism, but instead so trustingly fulfill their characters’ plight and courage.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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This also presents an opportunity for Europe to turn strongly towards renewables and develop more nuclear, wind, and water infrastructure in order to fully account for the gap which would further erode Russia’s relevance in that market.—
Earl Carr,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Relevancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relevancy. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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