as in irrelevant
not being a vital part of or belonging to something
he painted his landscapes for self-fulfillment, regarding financial rewards as supervenient to his reason for doing them
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervenient
Adjective
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They’re beautifully designed and thoroughly approved—but quickly irrelevant.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025 -
Wherever Detroit falls in the standings should be irrelevant Friday, though.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This refers to a call spread where the in-the-money call has the same extrinsic value as the out-of-the-money call.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2025
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And that is not something extrinsic, imposed by regulation or taxation, but inherent to the way the company conceives of itself, its ownership structure, its governance, its performance metrics, its finances — everything.—
IESE Business School,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The team was able to remove the external support in October and added a dental acrylic covering over the gap in the bone until late March.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
10 Apr. 2025
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But these laws have not historically extended to child influencers and social media stars — leaving the influencer space largely free of guidelines and any external accountability.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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From a tense two-hander and a teen heist movie to a NSFW alien tale and a philosophical road trip from Hell, these titles played well on the big screen and deserve releases to serve the masses.—
William Earl,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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Stepping outside and looking up may have been an alien concept to the corporate corridors of Lumon Industries, but Erickson shared a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the moment on Instagram.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The coroner’s office ruled the deaths accidental due to blunt force trauma.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Registrar Lock And Auto-Renewal Immediately enable registrar lock and auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration or unauthorized domain transfers.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Supervenient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervenient. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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