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Definitions

branching

ADJECTIVE
forked
Synonyms
STRONG
angled bifurcate bifurcated branched divaricate divided furcate furcated split tined zigzag
WEAK
bifid dichotomous dichotonic pronged tridented
Antonyms
WEAK
joined unbranched
NOUN
ramification
Synonyms
STRONGEST
complication consequence upshot
STRONG
bifurcation branch breaking divarication division excrescence extension forking offshoot outgrowth partition radiation result sequel subdivision
WEAK
subdividing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cause origin source
STRONG
juncture union unity whole

Example Sentences

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The humble filled egg is just one of many Easter staples on the shelves that seem to be branching out into all sorts of flavours.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

But the case is branching off into some new directions.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Artificial-intelligence tools are improving at a dizzying pace and branching into new, specialized areas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

This extra effort prevents reactions from branching into all other physically possible alternatives.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

And then there were their antlers: huge and branching, with a sheen like the play of prisms of warm gold.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor