branch off
verb
branched off; branching off; branches off
: to separate from something and move in a different direction
The stream branched off to the left.
—often + fromStreets branch off from both sides of the highway.
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One branch slopes northeast to feed the Yellowstone caldera, while a second branches off toward the Snake River Plain.
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ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2026
In this picture of quantum mechanics, universes branch off with every scenario.
—Zachary Slepian, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
All afternoon on Strasma North Drive, the constant sounds of chainsaws were heard in a last-ditch effort to get any hanging branches off trees.
—Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
The two treks covered roughly the same ground but branched off to different micro zones within an area of the grove that was more or less burned flat.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2026
In this picture of quantum mechanics, universes branch off with every scenario.
—Zachary Slepian, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
All afternoon on Strasma North Drive, the constant sounds of chainsaws were heard in a last-ditch effort to get any hanging branches off trees.
—Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
The two treks covered roughly the same ground but branched off to different micro zones within an area of the grove that was more or less burned flat.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Branch off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/branch%20off. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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