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branched off

VERB

extend beyond main part

Synonyms

WEAK

add to develop diverge diversify divide enlarge expand extend fork grow increase multiply part proliferate ramify separate spread out

Antonyms

WEAK

lessen shrink

VERB

extend

Synonyms

WEAK

add to branch out develop diverge diversify divide enlarge expand extend fork grow increase multiply part proliferate ramify separate spread

Antonyms

WEAK

condense contract cut decrease lessen shorten

Example Sentences

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The two treks covered roughly the same ground but branched off to different micro zones within an area of the grove that was more or less burned flat.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Davies also explained how research included consulting geneticists and revisiting the history of the Sea Devils and how Homo Aqua "could have branched off from mankind millions of years ago".

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

And when the researchers reconstructed a viral family tree based on the newly sequenced viruses and other viral genes, they concluded that the hot spring viruses branched off very early in viral history.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 8, 2024

But at some point, our evolutionary trees branched off.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2022

From where they stood, a dual set of roads branched off to the east.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro