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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 analysis also revealed how different blood cell types may have branched off over time.

From Science Daily • May 27, 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

“There were a lot of immigrants that came over from my dad, at least a dozen. And then eventually, over time, they branched off and did their own businesses.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

According to this revision, flamingos and their close relatives, grebes, belong to a group known as Mirandornithes, which branched off from other birds early on.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 31, 2024

The land surrounding it was rockier than any other place we knew, and the path to it branched off underneath a massive fallen oak that looked somewhat like a mermaid.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon