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
In the 18th century, the relevance of the position of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports diminished due to the creation of the Royal Navy, according to the International Churchill Society.
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Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
Companies that institutionalize cultural relevance increasingly capture sustained market share.
—Christopher Vollmer, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
In the 1970s, during the heyday of Led Zeppelin and Earth, Wind & Fire, halftime was a bouillabaisse of marching bands and performers a decade or more past relevance.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Now the quad’s relevance in women’s skating has faded.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
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Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
Companies that institutionalize cultural relevance increasingly capture sustained market share.
—Christopher Vollmer, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
In the 1970s, during the heyday of Led Zeppelin and Earth, Wind & Fire, halftime was a bouillabaisse of marching bands and performers a decade or more past relevance.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Now the quad’s relevance in women’s skating has faded.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relevance
relevancy
Noun
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Many of them played a key role in taking the Hurricanes out of mediocrity and back to national relevancy.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2026
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Schoen has a big task ahead of him finding a coach who can turn things around and restore relevancy for an organization more than a decade removed from its last Super Bowl win.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Relevance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relevance. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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