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as in derivative
something that naturally develops or is developed from something else
opened a shop selling fancy foods as an offshoot of their very successful restaurant
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Recent Examples of offshoot
The little offshoots are like their city streets.
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Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
The Swerve Team developed organically as an offshoot of the older Project Trojans.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
That is the takeaway from Mary Clark, writing for For The Win, the USA Today offshoot that is allegedly focused on sports.
—Zachary Faria, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
Timed to coincide with Cactus League spring training, the countrified Innings Fest offshoot is in its third year, bringing 20 artists with no overlapping sets to two main stages.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
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Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
The Swerve Team developed organically as an offshoot of the older Project Trojans.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
That is the takeaway from Mary Clark, writing for For The Win, the USA Today offshoot that is allegedly focused on sports.
—Zachary Faria, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
Timed to coincide with Cactus League spring training, the countrified Innings Fest offshoot is in its third year, bringing 20 artists with no overlapping sets to two main stages.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offshoot
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The current inscribes some victims’ skin with mysterious scarlike patterns called Lichtenberg figures, which resemble the limbs of a barren tree—or the branching structure of lightning itself.—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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Please send your reports of hail or wind damage, including trees or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office in Wilmington at 1 800 697 3901.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Others told legislators that whole-plant kratom is not the same as its synthetic derivatives, which are more potent and have been linked to overdose deaths, leading the Food and Drug Administration to call it a public health threat.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Higher oil prices are a heavy burden for Japan, which like South Korea and Taiwan depends on imports of most raw materials for industries that rely heavily on oil and its derivatives.—
Elaine Kurtenbach,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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So authentication is an outgrowth of that original interest.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Nasal polyps, which are found in up to 4% of people, are an outgrowth of the nasal lining that usually occurs in both nostrils.—
Adam Taylor,
CNN Money,
8 Mar. 2026
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Silicon Valley dreamt up poor derivations of past cautionary tales and created a monoculture of exploitative social media feeds and predatory data-hungry apps that birthed Orwell’s surveillance state.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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Bose found a stronger mathematical derivation of Planck’s law.—
Matt von Hippel,
Quanta Magazine,
23 June 2025
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Cabbage is a traditional choice, but other leafy greens like spinach or kale work well, too, along with carrots, Brussels sprouts, or asparagus.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
16 Mar. 2026
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This process rehydrates the corms, waking them up from dormancy and encouraging them to sprout.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
13 Mar. 2026
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Wall Street is also taking notice of the chipmaker as a derivate play of Alphabet’s growing AI dominance.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
24 Nov. 2025
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With unique enough lore and a unique style, Saxon avoids making a derivate fable.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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FilmLA has also charted an equally sharp decline in location shoots.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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The report also tallied shoot days and number of projects filmed in 2024 for the first time.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
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Cal Fire said the quick warm-up could dry out landscapes fast, especially after the rain brought a lot of new growth.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Economists warn that sustained high oil prices could increase inflation and slow economic growth in several countries.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Offshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offshoot. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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