unrelated

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Recent Examples of unrelated Researchers also pointed out that many Hispanic Christians have experience with Christian nationalist ideas in their home country, so their relationship to the ideology may be unrelated to the U.S. but can still inform their identity as an immigrant. — Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025 Then, in 2010, a suspect from an unrelated Los Angeles murder case accused his co-defendant, Alex Bracamonte, of killing Wood per Nehme’s orders, prosecutors said. — Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 18 Mar. 2025 During the trial, Varner alleged Brown stabbed a man to death in an unrelated 2022 East Chicago drug house slaying. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025 On March 13, local police located Milles, 67, and booked him into the Randall County Detention Center on an unrelated charge. — Laura Barcella, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unrelated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrelated
  1. unconnected
  2. dissimilar
  3. unassociated
  4. different
  5. disparate
  6. unlike
  7. other
  8. diverse
Adjective
  • Many of the men had tattoos that their families said are unconnected to gangs: roses, clocks, stars, crowns or relatives’ names.
    — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The ultimate rom-com, Love Actually follows a group of seemingly unconnected people in the weeks leading up to Christmas.
    — Keith Langston, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of unconnected
Adjective
  • How To Make Blueberry Scones The process of making scones is fairly easy and not too dissimilar from making biscuits.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The tone and grit is authentic to the original show, and the writing never feels too dissimilar.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 25 Feb. 2025
Definition of dissimilar
Adjective
  • Denver Police said the shooting in the 2000 Block of Market Street — which is believed to be unassociated with the Nuggets celebrations — resulted in 10 total victims.
    — Landon Mion, Fox News, 13 June 2023
  • But the stone was so ancient, there was no way to really tell who was buried in the section of single graves unassociated with larger, family plots.
    — Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023
Definition of unassociated
Adjective
  • What if Piper emerges from the meditation center with entirely different values.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • But that was an almost entirely different team, except for reserve guard Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of different
Adjective
  • The concept pays homage to an archival Diesel campaign from 1994 depicting a multigenerational cast of disparate characters in a living room, shot from a bird’s eye view.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Areas like technology scouting and ideation—where large volumes of data must be analyzed and patterns identified—benefit significantly from AI’s ability to surface trends, highlight opportunities and connect disparate ideas.
    — Ludwig Melik, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of disparate
Adjective
  • Made of a gold-silver alloy called electrum, one coin was exactly like another—unlike, say, cattle.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2012
  • The cool thing is that unlike fMRI, MEG can record the brain in near-real time.
    — Celia Ford, Vox, 19 Feb. 2025
Definition of unlike
Adjective
  • These and many other student protests provide powerful strategies and lessons on resistance and how employees can advocate for workplace justice. 1.
    — Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Two other fires were active in nearby Burke and Madison counties, with a third wildfire burning in Stokes County on the northern border with Virginia.
    — ASSOCIATED PRESS, TIME, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of other
Adjective
  • Raising capital is more difficult for diverse entrepreneurs.
    — Paul Klein, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • In South Africa’s Cape Town, at No. 4, locals love the coastal city’s diverse food offerings, particularly the seafood.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of diverse

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