relevancy
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Synonyms & Antonyms for relevancy
Synonyms
applicability, bearing, connection, materiality, pertinence, relevance
Antonyms
extraneousness, inapplicability, irrelevance, irrelevancy
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Examples of relevancy in a Sentence
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An examination of the American Dream might sound like an ivory tower exercise, but the concept has new relevancy in a nation deeply divided over a vision for the future. — Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, "Is the American dream dead, deferred, or just different?," 28 Aug. 2019 Simply put, an equinox describes those magical, short-lived times of year when day and night are of equal length, which occur at seasonal transition points (hence its relevancy to the first day of fall!). — Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, "When Is the First Day of Fall in 2019—and When's the Fall Equinox?," 13 Aug. 2019 Yang’s claim is a little misleading — Amazon is not actively shutting down stores or malls, but rather is a contributing force in brick and mortar’s waning relevancy. — Stephie Grob Plante, Vox, "Andrew Yang is out to save the American mall," 1 Aug. 2019 Go ahead, celebrate the acquisition of Davis, the Lakers’ return to the relevancy, the escalation of the rivalry with the Clippers. — Dylan Hernandez, latimes.com, "Anthony Davis was smart not to make any long-term promises to the Lakers and their fans," 13 July 2019 With or without Panarin, the Rangers aren’t far from playoff relevancy. — The Si Staff, SI.com, "A Question for Each NHL Team to Answer in the Offseason," 30 June 2019 The Golden Bears, however are still a long way from relevancy, even in the Pac-12. — Max Meyer, SI.com, "Pac-12 Offseason Report: Power Rankings and Burning Questions for 2019-20," 23 July 2019 But whereas Rocketman turns John’s songs into musical theater and Blinded by the Light argues for Springsteen’s enduring sociopolitical relevancy, Yesterday lives and dies on the believability of its covers. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, "Yesterday’s Beatles Covers Don’t Come Together. Here’s How the Movie Could Have Done Them Justice," 28 June 2019 Expand our outreach and maintain our relevancy as far as expanding into the subject matter of human rights. — Rebecca Hazen, Houston Chronicle, "Holocaust Museum Houston holds grand reopening in museum district," 24 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'relevancy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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