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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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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

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