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
According to legislation, the CRTC must hold public hearings for the issuance of licenses and has the discretion to hold hearings on any matter of relevance within its mandate.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Media outlets deploy squads of writers, videographers and social editors to produce a steady stream of clips and dispatches, the kind of coverage that now determines their relevance as much as their reporting.
—Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
The offensive lineman proved his worth for four years, helping bring the program back to national relevance and back into a title contender.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles had found a solid group of younger players to help Anze Kopitar, Drew Doughty, Dustin Brown and Jonathan Quick — the core four of the 2012 and 2014 Stanley Cup champions — return to relevance.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Media outlets deploy squads of writers, videographers and social editors to produce a steady stream of clips and dispatches, the kind of coverage that now determines their relevance as much as their reporting.
—Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
The offensive lineman proved his worth for four years, helping bring the program back to national relevance and back into a title contender.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles had found a solid group of younger players to help Anze Kopitar, Drew Doughty, Dustin Brown and Jonathan Quick — the core four of the 2012 and 2014 Stanley Cup champions — return to relevance.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relevance
relevancy
Noun
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Troubled waters In a digitally evolving society, Kodak has been fighting to keep its place and relevancy.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2026
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This approach is designed to help media companies create and distribute content at scale in a way that is both culturally responsive and commercially meaningful, thereby maintaining relevancy and IP monetization for longer.—
Ernest Sturm,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Relevance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relevance. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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