as in irrelevance
the quality or state of not having anything to do with the matter at hand
the sheer inapplicability of the comment made everyone else at the meeting stare in bewilderment
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Recent Examples of inapplicability
Defendants rely on cases that, ironically, only confirm the inapplicability of the § 1252(f)(1) bar here.
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New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inapplicability
irrelevance
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After years of drifting toward irrelevance as rivals appeared, Nissan has taken its once-groundbreaking EV and redesigned it from the ground up, transforming the Leaf from an aging hatchback into a compact crossover with the range and tech to finally feel contemporary.—
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In a future workforce dominated by artificial intelligence and robotics, Musk says salaries will become nonexistent, and therefore, cash will fade into irrelevance.—
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“Inapplicability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inapplicability. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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