as in meaningless
not having anything to do with the matter at hand
irrelevant questions that merely disrupted the classroom lesson
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Recent Examples of irrelevant
But, in an athletic departments like UT, there are standards for every team and the men’s basketball program is trending towards irrelevant.
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2025
However, the fishermen suing Seafood Watch say that the group’s rating was based on irrelevant and outdated data, and that the industry has worked to modify its gear, The New York Times wrote.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
The fishermen who sued the nonprofit argued that Maine’s lobster industry had taken steps to modify gear, and that Seafood Watch’s rating was based on outdated and irrelevant data.
—Neil Vigdor, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2025
The rationale is straightforward: like early-stage startups in the dot-com era, some of these assets may eventually prove valuable, whereas many others will likely become irrelevant.
—Christian Catalini, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2025
However, the fishermen suing Seafood Watch say that the group’s rating was based on irrelevant and outdated data, and that the industry has worked to modify its gear, The New York Times wrote.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
The fishermen who sued the nonprofit argued that Maine’s lobster industry had taken steps to modify gear, and that Seafood Watch’s rating was based on outdated and irrelevant data.
—Neil Vigdor, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2025
The rationale is straightforward: like early-stage startups in the dot-com era, some of these assets may eventually prove valuable, whereas many others will likely become irrelevant.
—Christian Catalini, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrelevant
Adjective
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The law, after all, is meaningless if no one can enforce it.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
18 Mar. 2025
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That figure is meaningless, Reyes said, because there was no comparison offered to the deployment rate of servicemembers overall.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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For the years ended December 31, 2024, and 2023, the amounts received were immaterial.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, forwards Matthew Tkachuk and Auston Matthews sat out the team’s otherwise immaterial 2-1 loss to Sweden out of an abundance of caution, and Brady Tkachuk left the game in the middle of the first period after crashing into the cage.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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These are responses that may sound correct at first, but turn out to be wrong (like your crazy uncle’s Thanksgiving table advice), often due to inapplicable or inaccurate information being used to train the models.—
Dean DeBiase,
Forbes,
25 Nov. 2024
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Pavia could argue Bewley is inapplicable since while the Bewley brothers were paid to play in OTE, there is no comparable point for Pavia.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
24 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Not even Salley’s plastic surgeon, who is removing both of her breast implants as well as her extraneous e, could fix this mess.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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While the series may ultimately feel extraneous to anyone already well-aware of terms like cyberbullying and the manosphere, its technical scope is impressive and purposeful, while its persistent empathy helps the ending feel more like a consoling hug than an outraged admonishment.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Landing on the Moon comes with numerous complications, including an often-uneven surface and the lack of an atmosphere, rendering parachutes useless.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
18 Mar. 2025
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This was quite the useless promo, and much of what Rollins said could have been saved for SmackDown.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Identify scenarios where human oversight is essential and prevent inappropriate AI autonomy over sensitive business areas.—
Brent Dykes,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Calumet City Elementary District 155 Board recently censured one of its members, Lamarr Miller, after learning he previously was disciplined for inappropriate behavior with students.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But people all around us ask impertinent questions all the time.—
Harriette Cole,
The Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Cocky, opinionated, and flippant, Jimmy might as well be every foreigner’s idea of what those impertinent cowboy Americans are like.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
14 July 2024
Adjective
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The Supreme Court indeed raised Flood and explained the cases were, at best, inapposite.—
Marc Edelman,
Forbes,
21 June 2021
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Then there is Beinart’s inapposite comparison between this president’s rhetoric on these themes and the rhetoric of President George W. Bush.—
Daniel Foster,
The Atlantic,
10 July 2017
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“Irrelevant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrelevant. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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