irrelevance
noun
ir·rel·e·vance
i-ˈre-lə-vən(t)s 
1
: the quality or state of being irrelevant
2
: something irrelevant
Examples of irrelevance in a Sentence
the irrelevance of the comment brought conversation to a standstill
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The surest sign, perhaps, of the business’s increasing irrelevance is its dependence on the kind of social-media star power its gatekeepers still don’t fully understand.
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Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
From the rise of the internet to the smartphone boom, companies that failed to adapt faded into irrelevance.
—Jill Standish, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
His embracing of the limelight — and his harnessing of it through proactive words or actions — arguably could be exactly what the Giants need to climb out of irrelevance.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
Considering Manchester United’s Premier League campaign has long been consigned to the bin of irrelevance, there was unmistakable pressure in the air at the Vitality Stadium towards the end of the game against Bournemouth.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
From the rise of the internet to the smartphone boom, companies that failed to adapt faded into irrelevance.
—Jill Standish, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
His embracing of the limelight — and his harnessing of it through proactive words or actions — arguably could be exactly what the Giants need to climb out of irrelevance.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
Considering Manchester United’s Premier League campaign has long been consigned to the bin of irrelevance, there was unmistakable pressure in the air at the Vitality Stadium towards the end of the game against Bournemouth.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Irrelevance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irrelevance. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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irrelevance
noun
ir·rel·e·vance
ir-ˈre-lə-vəns
1
: the quality or state of being irrelevant
2
: something that is irrelevant
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