topicality
noun
top·i·cal·i·ty
ˌtä-pə-ˈka-lə-tē 
plural topicalities
1
: the quality or state of being topical
2
: an item of topical interest
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Still, with award season rewards written all over it, from the note perfect performances by the four leads to the terrible topicality, to the fact that the TV Academy loves their Jesse, the May 31 premiering Mountainhead is a little too ripped from the headlines for its own good.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 May 2025
None of that came from some desire for contemporary topicality, however.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 May 2025
But any working critic will also tell you that topicality and identity have inspired incredible work in previous eras (just listen to Nina Simone) and recently (watch the post-#MeToo masterpiece Tár, about a lesbian orchestra conductor accused of misconduct).
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
Though almost eerily timely, the political topicality of the exhibition was not deliberate, as the show was a year-and-a-half in the planning.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 4 May 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 May 2025
None of that came from some desire for contemporary topicality, however.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 May 2025
But any working critic will also tell you that topicality and identity have inspired incredible work in previous eras (just listen to Nina Simone) and recently (watch the post-#MeToo masterpiece Tár, about a lesbian orchestra conductor accused of misconduct).
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
Though almost eerily timely, the political topicality of the exhibition was not deliberate, as the show was a year-and-a-half in the planning.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 4 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for topicality
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“Topicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topicality. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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