salience
noun
sa·lience
ˈsā-lyən(t)s 
-lē-ən(t)s
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From entry into law school, admission to the bar, and throughout the course of practice, lawyers learn the salience of the rule of law and their obligation to advance it.
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Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
This is the relevance and salience for your audience.
—Matt Abrahams, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
As to the long term value, the market for props fluctuates like any collectible, depending on factors like scarcity, desirability, salience and memorability of the movie in today’s popular culture and dynamics within an auction itself.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Smartphone technology gives migration a salience that letters and landline phone calls never did.
—Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
This is the relevance and salience for your audience.
—Matt Abrahams, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
As to the long term value, the market for props fluctuates like any collectible, depending on factors like scarcity, desirability, salience and memorability of the movie in today’s popular culture and dynamics within an auction itself.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Smartphone technology gives migration a salience that letters and landline phone calls never did.
—Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for salience
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“Salience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salience. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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