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
And failure to respond and adapt will hasten irrelevance.
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David Rosowsky, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
The death of an app is nothing new: Elder Millennials have witnessed it all from Myspace to AOL Instant Messenger to Facebook’s decline into irrelevance.
—Quispe López, Them, 15 Jan. 2025
After a long slide toward irrelevance, though, the show is on its last fishnet leg, leaving her at an impasse.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
That doesn’t mean the Giants should get comfortable in their new normal: irrelevance.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
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David Rosowsky, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
The death of an app is nothing new: Elder Millennials have witnessed it all from Myspace to AOL Instant Messenger to Facebook’s decline into irrelevance.
—Quispe López, Them, 15 Jan. 2025
After a long slide toward irrelevance, though, the show is on its last fishnet leg, leaving her at an impasse.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
That doesn’t mean the Giants should get comfortable in their new normal: irrelevance.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
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 Feb. 2025.
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