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branch

[branch, brahnch] / bræntʃ, brɑntʃ /
NOUN
department
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arm bureau chapter division member office section subsidiary wing
STRONG
annex category classification connection dependency derivative extension local outpost part portion subdivision subsection tributary
Antonyms
STRONGEST
whole
WEAK
company
NOUN
arm, limb
Synonyms
STRONGEST
wing
STRONG
bough branchlet bug detour divergence extension fork growth offshoot prong scion shoot spray sprig
Antonyms
STRONG
decrease reduction source
WEAK
company

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Space Force, the made-up military branch he ratified in 2019, which he called “my baby” that is becoming “so important.”

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

The company named the core of its product, Ontology, after the branch of metaphysics that studies existence.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Mitford transferred in 1943 to the agency’s San Francisco branch and married a colleague, Robert Treuhaft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Let’s call this new branch of science “Reverse Plaschke-ology.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

He’d grab that branch jutting from the bank...

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver