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branches 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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State Route 158, which branches off from U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

Men hacked loose branches off trees and piled them to be taken away, for fear they would become projectiles capable of claiming life or limb.

From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025

In such a tree, a root branches off to so-called child nodes that are connected by edges.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024

Mark Schultz, its director, already can imagine some of the work ahead, refinding and marking research plots, replacing burned cables and destroyed instruments, clearing fallen trees and branches off trails and roads.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2023

The wind tore wildly around the world, whipping up the snow in mountainous drifts, breaking frozen branches off trees, sending icicles clattering to the glassy ground.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig