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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Stefani's mother's maiden name is Flynn, and his mother's was Bowie (and no, there's no relation between his family and David Bowie, who used that surname as a stage name to avoid confusion with the Monkees' Davey Jones).
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
The 1987 Black Widow — no relation to the Marvel character played by Scarlett Johansson — starred Debra Winger as the FBI agent and Theresa Russell as the killer, who married and then killed wealthy men to collect inheritance.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
Advertisement Marty Wilson is a former top advisor to Gov. Wilson (no relation), who worked with Spencer for a while and later opened his own consulting shop.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
The press release stressed that this case has no relation to the outbreaks in Texas or New Mexico.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
The 1987 Black Widow — no relation to the Marvel character played by Scarlett Johansson — starred Debra Winger as the FBI agent and Theresa Russell as the killer, who married and then killed wealthy men to collect inheritance.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
Advertisement Marty Wilson is a former top advisor to Gov. Wilson (no relation), who worked with Spencer for a while and later opened his own consulting shop.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
The press release stressed that this case has no relation to the outbreaks in Texas or New Mexico.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
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“No relation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20relation. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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