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as in derivative
something that naturally develops or is developed from something else
opened a shop selling fancy foods as an offshoot of their very successful restaurant
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Recent Examples of offshoot
Use your fingers to separate the bulb offshoots from the mother bulb.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
As previously reported, the actor is set to reprise his role on the offshoot, and this bit of info from Harvey, tying Hardman to Ted’s Big Bad, certainly helps piece together the why and how, as does, possibly, the episode’s ending.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 13 Apr. 2025
Most need about two years to grow a mature plant with an offshoot or two and then settle down to flower and fruit.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2025
Randall also complained he’d been falsely labeled a member of the gang Kumi 415, an offshoot of the Black Guerilla Family that’s based in the Bay Area.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
As previously reported, the actor is set to reprise his role on the offshoot, and this bit of info from Harvey, tying Hardman to Ted’s Big Bad, certainly helps piece together the why and how, as does, possibly, the episode’s ending.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 13 Apr. 2025
Most need about two years to grow a mature plant with an offshoot or two and then settle down to flower and fruit.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2025
Randall also complained he’d been falsely labeled a member of the gang Kumi 415, an offshoot of the Black Guerilla Family that’s based in the Bay Area.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offshoot
Noun
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The polio virus attacks the nervous system and often leads to paralysis of lower limbs and, in severe cases, the muscles that control breathing.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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Children often bear the heaviest burden, paying the price of war with their health and, in some cases, their limbs.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Sodium hyaluronate, a derivative of hyaluronic acid, is the star ingredient paired with glycerin and vitamin E to help skin retain moisture, minimize fine lines, and quell dryness.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2025
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Hormone therapy’s rocky history Hormone therapy using estrogen alone or a combination of estrogen and progestin, a synthetic derivative of progesterone, restores estrogen levels and effectively treats menopausal symptoms.—
Matthew Nudy,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2025
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Next there was the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an outgrowth of the 2008 financial collapse and a long standing target of the financial services industry.—
Claudia Weicker,
Hartford Courant,
21 Feb. 2025
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That acrimony accelerated the outgrowth of hard-right media organizations that pitch themselves as alternatives to Fox, from Newsmax and One America News Network to Right Side Broadcasting Network and Real America’s Voice.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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The chances are that language switching isn’t necessarily active for the chain-of-thought derivations.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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One focus of the program will be on work related to organic matter in the early stages of consideration as alternatives for design and manufacturing—things like algae, mycelium, and derivations of living organisms like insects—as structure for bioplastics, textiles, and pigment.—
Angelica Villa,
ARTnews.com,
30 Sep. 2024
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The strong fragrance deter pests that often plague Brassica family plants, the garden expert shares, so plant them with Brussels sprouts, broccoli, and cabbage to reap the full benefits.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
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Sulforaphane in broccoli sprouts, cabbage, and kale activates phase II detoxification enzymes and antioxidants that rapidly break down toxins and fight oxidative stress.—
Dr. Sharon Bergquist,
TIME,
25 Mar. 2025
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With unique enough lore and a unique style, Saxon avoids making a derivate fable.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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This, combined with new and streamlined venues for retail investors to participate in the growing demand for a variety of spot, derivate, and synthetic funds and indices is set to continue push crypto ETF access to new heights.—
Lawrence Wintermeyer,
Forbes,
17 Oct. 2024
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The pilot is eying a June shoot in Atlanta, sources said.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2025
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Hartford Courant The nature of hockey, the serendipitous bounces of the puck, can make this tournament of 16 elite teams a crap shoot.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2025
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Out of the nation’s 387 metro areas that the census tracks, Charlotte metro ranks 11th in annual growth and 9th in cumulative growth from April 2020 to July 2024.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Mar. 2025
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This newer approach uses mild electrical pulses to promote blood vessel growth and improve circulation.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Offshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offshoot. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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