moot point

Frequency: 6.03.2 per million words

an issue that is debatable or has no practical relevance

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Examples (10)

  • Whether we should have taken a different route is now a moot point since we've arrived.
  • The budget cuts made the discussion about expanding the project a moot point.
  • With the new evidence, the prosecution's previous argument became a moot point.
  • It's a moot point who was right; we just need to move forward.
  • Since the deadline has passed, debating the proposal is a moot point.
  • The whole argument about the best color scheme is a moot point now that the house is painted.
  • His resignation rendered any disciplinary action against him a moot point.
  • For me, the question of whether to attend college was a moot point after I got a job offer.
  • Given the company's bankruptcy, the value of its stock is a moot point.
  • Their previous disagreements became a moot point once they realized they shared a common enemy.