unrelated

adjective

un·​re·​lat·​ed ˌən-ri-ˈlā-təd How to pronounce unrelated (audio)
: not related: such as
a
: not connected by birth or family
They have the same last name but are unrelated.
b
: not connected in any way : discrete, separate
an unrelated incident
c
: not told
a previously unrelated tale

Examples of unrelated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And although Israel and Gaza have been center stage in the early campaign season, some Squad members — namely Bowman and Bush — face unrelated scandals that could be just as worrisome for them, if not more so. Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2024 Morris was serving an unrelated robbery sentence when he was charged last month. Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2024 The appeals court held that the trial court’s admission of allegations related to an earlier, unrelated killing had invited jurors to consider the defendant’s general propensity for crime, rather than the facts at hand. Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024 After Fondren was arrested on unrelated charges Wednesday, detectives questioned him and later charged him with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by certain persons. Grant Lancaster, arkansasonline.com, 25 Apr. 2024 Garrow is currently on a consulting contract with Boeing on unrelated issues. Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024 It is also intended to protect health care providers in the patients’ home states who have given them unrelated medical care. Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024 Amick is also a fugitive from Pennsylvania on an unrelated case of a similar nature. Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2024 Blanche is also leading Trump's defense in two unrelated federal criminal cases. Graham Kates, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unrelated was in 1611

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“Unrelated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrelated. Accessed 2 May. 2024.

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