no relation

idiom

used after saying the names of two people with the same last name to say they are not related to each other
I'm Jill Jones, and this is Mike Jones—no relation.

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Michael Sutton, a redevelopment coordinator of no relation to Fran Sutton, attributes the vastness of the land bank, particularly in northeast Wyandotte, to 20th century redlining and southward and westward flight of the county’s white, wealthy and middle class families. Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025 The centerpiece of that miserly backline, Gianluca Mancini (no relation to Roberto), nodded home his first international goal to put the gloss on Italy’s 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Israel on Tuesday. Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 The nonprofits say the subpoenas seem designed to extract private information about OpenAI’s critics despite most of the organizations having no relation to Musk or the ongoing lawsuit. Jared Perlo, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025 My goddaughter and godsister (no relation) are Zetas and my niece is a member of Sigma Gamma Rho. Essence, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for no relation

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“No relation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20relation. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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