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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Streets will branch off from there, connecting other areas to be absorbed into the new downtown.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
The discovery of Gloeobacteria, a group of photosynthetic bacteria that branched off from other cyanobacteria over 2 billion years ago, changed this.
—Quanta Magazine, 10 June 2026
The indoor streetscape branches off into rooms designed to look like the Oval Office, a New York bodega, a jail cell and a broadcast news studio.
—Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 6 June 2026
There are three standalone villas with central living rooms and guest rooms that branch off of different hallways.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
The discovery of Gloeobacteria, a group of photosynthetic bacteria that branched off from other cyanobacteria over 2 billion years ago, changed this.
—Quanta Magazine, 10 June 2026
The indoor streetscape branches off into rooms designed to look like the Oval Office, a New York bodega, a jail cell and a broadcast news studio.
—Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 6 June 2026
There are three standalone villas with central living rooms and guest rooms that branch off of different hallways.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
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“Branch off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/branch%20off. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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