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Synonyms & Antonyms for relevance
Synonyms
applicability, bearing, connection, materiality, pertinence, relevancy
Antonyms
extraneousness, inapplicability, irrelevance, irrelevancy
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The council will determine any necessary revisions to the 2011 and 2013 iterations of the Climate Adaptation/Preparedness Plan, after reviewing the plan’s implementation and continued relevance. — Slade Rand, courant.com, "Lamont moves to speed up state’s response to climate change," 3 Sep. 2019 More than any other decision the Padres have made as their 2019 season slipped from relevance and became just another hopeful step in the construction of a contender, moving Luis Urias to shortstop was a sign. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Padres notes: In no-win situation with Urias at shortstop," 2 Sep. 2019 Viewed ungenerously, the unconvincing plot elements of cyberespionage and comic-book telepathy might seem a claim to fashionable relevance made on behalf of this decidedly unfashionable book. — Garth Greenwell, The New Yorker, "Caleb Crain’s “Overthrow” and the Power of Literary Form," 28 Aug. 2019 This is why understanding the constructive, creative mechanisms of perception has an unexpected social relevance. — Anil K. Seth, Scientific American, "The Neuroscience of Reality," 27 Aug. 2019 Atlanta has been a top-class team in the league since its inception, while Minnesota has just found relevance in its third MLS season. — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, "Minnesota United falls 2-1 to Atlanta in U.S. Open Cup final," 27 Aug. 2019 Ginsburg's cultural relevance Justice Ginsburg stands at just 5-foot-1 but has taken on the status of a larger-than-life cultural figure in recent years. — Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY, "Ruth Bader Ginsburg was treated for pancreatic cancer this summer. Here's what we know," 26 Aug. 2019 There are other fast-food chicken sandwiches in the land vying for supremacy and relevance (Wendy’s, Shake Shack) but Chick-fil-A is Popeye’s Southern cousin. — Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, "Chicken sandwich mania at Popeye’s: big crowds, long waits and our critic’s take," 25 Aug. 2019 Trump's advisers and allies have dismissed the efforts as feckless plotting by a bloc that has lost relevance in the GOP. — Author: Robert Costa, Philip Rucker, Anchorage Daily News, "Trump critics eye GOP primary challenges - even if defeating him seems ‘daunting’," 22 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'relevance.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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