unrelated

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Recent Examples of unrelated In court, Donaldson claimed that those apologies referenced not abuse, but unrelated matters. The Week Uk, TheWeek, 27 June 2026 The complaint also identifies several defendants as having ties to the Christian Zheng Sheng Association, a Hong Kong charity whose founder, Jacob Lam Hay-sing, is wanted by Hong Kong police in an unrelated criminal investigation. Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 26 June 2026 However, the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details not cleared for public release, maintained that the permission to mandate the vaccinations was unrelated to the outbreak. Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 The movie-release calendar, though often arbitrarily assembled, can sometimes place seemingly unrelated works in meaningful proximity—and in conversation. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unrelated
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Adjective
  • The seemingly unconnected and largely overlooked disappearances of young women became the focus of true-crime documentaries, books and podcasts after police began discovering the victims’ skeletal remains in the sandy scrub along a coastal parkway.
    Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
  • Two others are thought to have entered the cave earlier, unconnected to the five, and are still missing.
    Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Adjective
  • Ament didn’t quite reach his offensive potential at Tennessee, but this is not dissimilar to the gamble the Bucks once took on a young Antetokounmpo.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 24 June 2026
  • The experience was not entirely dissimilar to getting whacked in the skull.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Adjective
  • As a result, when an individual provided an email address not previously associated with the account, the system incorrectly sent a password reset link to that unassociated email rather than rejecting the request.
    Emma Roth, The Verge, 8 June 2026
  • Those claims already stretched the limits of seriousness and legality, targeting splinter groups – at best – and other bad actors completely unassociated with Al Qaeda at worst.
    Alexander Langlois, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • As the match enters a hydration break, Austria — which has already gone for broke with four substitutions this half — will have to try something different to rally.
    Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • Researchers then move the ion to different locations above the chip by adjusting voltages on the trap electrodes.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Adjective
  • Pochettino's work with USMNT echoes Hiddink's playbook almost point for point—introducing fluid tactics, intense conditioning, and extended camps to forge a collective identity from disparate cultural elements.
    Michael Morris, Time, 1 July 2026
  • Beatriz, however, makes a convincing case for those disparate elements actually belonging together.
    Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026
Adjective
  • Kara isn’t the only superhero with a tragic origin story – but unlike, say, that guy who dresses up as a bat and fights crime after the deaths of his mom and dad, Kara hits up a dive bar and plays with her dog to cope.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • And the reason is that now unlike when Thomas and I introduced the resolution, there are a lot of Republicans who believe the war should end.
    NBC news, NBC news, 24 May 2026
Adjective
  • The majority framed sports as different from other school settings because of what is at stake every time a roster is made, a medal is awarded or a scholarship is offered.
    Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • Like so many other businesses and homes, cost has made coverage out of reach.
    Brian New, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Adjective
  • Working with sister stylist duo Chloe and Chenelle Delgadillo, Rodrigo has reconstructed her signature looks to feel softer and more grown-up, with outfits drawing from fashion references just as diverse as her musical taste.
    Chelsey Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
  • This is a really fun, diverse set of applications all mysteriously falling under the heading of the positive Grassmannian.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 June 2026

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“Unrelated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrelated. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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