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branched off
verb as in extend beyond main part
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Previous write-ups from other reputable sources indicate that a charitable organization called Healing the Children, which has since branched off into another group, Mending Kids, had been instrumental in raising funds and arranging travel for the twins.
Without even pausing, the two sprouts spiraled around each other, then branched off together in a third direction.
And when the researchers reconstructed a viral family tree based on the newly sequenced viruses and other viral genes, they concluded that the hot spring viruses branched off very early in viral history.
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.
Best known for her role as Chrissy Snow on the ABC sitcom "Three's Company," which she landed in 1977, Somers branched off into the fitness world during the 1980s as the spokesperson for the Thighmaster, a piece of exercise equipment that became a household item thanks in large part to her entertaining infomercials.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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