irrelevancy
Example Sentences
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The Chinese shipbuilding industry is by far the world’s largest, while America’s has shrunk to irrelevancy.
Last year's contestant Francesca was hardly visible in the first few episodes, even prompting memes about her supposed irrelevancy, before growing into the show and making it to the final.
From BBC
Does Anthony Davis really want to spend the rest of his prime in the shadows of irrelevancy?
From Los Angeles Times
The challenge: win, and soon, or risk regional irrelevancy.
From Seattle Times
He wanted to put that into practice, Russian commentators said, and as an activist who thrived on agitation, he feared sinking into irrelevancy in exile.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.