as in inapplicability
the quality or state of not having anything to do with the matter at hand
the irrelevance of the comment brought conversation to a standstill
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Recent Examples of irrelevance
Paradoxically, the efforts to punish him, legally, ended up propelling him back from political irrelevance to the top of the Republican ticket.
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Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
Which is not to say money and a drive for improvement have been an irrelevance since their October 2021 takeover, but relationships have been the bedrock of everything positive, the glue that has held it all together.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
In their 27-year history as one of three remaining original WNBA teams, the Sparks never have been this terrible, missing the playoffs for a team-worst fourth consecutive season while setting franchise records for defeats, futility and general irrelevance.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
As Saylor explained in a recent BTC Prague interview, the company had to take a radical step to avoid fading into irrelevance.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
Which is not to say money and a drive for improvement have been an irrelevance since their October 2021 takeover, but relationships have been the bedrock of everything positive, the glue that has held it all together.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
In their 27-year history as one of three remaining original WNBA teams, the Sparks never have been this terrible, missing the playoffs for a team-worst fourth consecutive season while setting franchise records for defeats, futility and general irrelevance.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
As Saylor explained in a recent BTC Prague interview, the company had to take a radical step to avoid fading into irrelevance.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for irrelevance
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“Irrelevance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrelevance. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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