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

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In an unrelated incident a few hours later, in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, a 39-year-old man approached his Tesla parked near the corner of Hawthorne St. and Rogers Ave. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025 The episode between police and author Jillian Lauren Shriner happened Tuesday during an unrelated manhunt for several people suspected of fleeing a hit-and-run on the 134 Freeway. Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025 On Tuesday afternoon, Lauren inadvertently found herself in the middle of a police pursuit through her Los Angeles neighborhood, with officers looking for suspects involved in an unrelated misdemeanor hit-and-run car crash that occurred on the Ventura Freeway, according to an LAPD news release. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025 Alexander Smirnov was sentenced to six years in prison in January after pleading guilty to lying to his FBI handler about the Biden family's ties to a Ukrainian energy company -- in addition to a series of unrelated tax fraud charges. Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unrelated

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 24 Apr. 2025.

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