branch out
phrasal verb
branched out; branching out; branches out
: to begin to do more different kinds of activities or work
In the beginning the business was highly specialized, but it has since branched out.
—often + intoThe company specializes in casual clothing but it is branching out into formal wear.
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Gibson builds on her own earlier wide-ranging history of the Caribbean, Empire’s Crossroads (2014), and Hazareesingh branches out from Black Spartacus (2020), his biography of Toussaint Louverture, a leader of the Haitian Revolution.
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Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
That newspaper gig opened the way for Provencher to branch out to other areas of the French-speaking media in Quebec, including the TVA Group, Télé-Québec and the cable giant Cogeco.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Jan. 2026
Communities across the United States are reading about — and learning from — each other’s battles against data center proposals that are fast multiplying in number and size to meet steep demand as developers branch out in search of faster connections to power sources.
—Marc Levy, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2026
But instead of tracing around in the same old winter jacket and boots uniform, branch out of your seasonal comfort zone by embracing some fashion girl winter trends.
—Morgan Evans, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025
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Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
That newspaper gig opened the way for Provencher to branch out to other areas of the French-speaking media in Quebec, including the TVA Group, Télé-Québec and the cable giant Cogeco.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Jan. 2026
Communities across the United States are reading about — and learning from — each other’s battles against data center proposals that are fast multiplying in number and size to meet steep demand as developers branch out in search of faster connections to power sources.
—Marc Levy, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2026
But instead of tracing around in the same old winter jacket and boots uniform, branch out of your seasonal comfort zone by embracing some fashion girl winter trends.
—Morgan Evans, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for branch out
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“Branch out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/branch%20out. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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