- present participle of branch.
branching
Example Sentences
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Unlike a film score, the music requires multiple branching paths.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
After a short stint in his brother's plastics business, he launched the flagship family conglomerate that bears his name in 1988 by branching out into the export trade.
From Barron's • May 14, 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
The implication, although not expressed in so many words, was that we had already mastered the piano and were now branching out along other musical avenues.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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