: not identified with a major brand name
off-brand sneakers

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Carter switched to a compounded semaglutide, a less expensive, off-brand formula that uses the same active ingredients found in popular GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) and GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide) medications such as Zepbound, Ozempic, and Wegovy. Essence, 8 Aug. 2025 If there’s a sport too wild, weird, or off-brand for the legacy networks, chances are The CW is giving it a primetime slot. Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025 Even in the relatively off-brand seasons that followed, Freeman’s first signature win and Swinney reestablishing his program a year later drew just under four million sets of eyes each. Pete Sampson, New York Times, 9 July 2025 In the state legislature, lawmakers have been tinkering for years with bills to try to regulate these off-brand cannabis products that the federal government accidentally legalized. Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for off-brand

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First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of off-brand was in 1892

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“Off-brand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-brand. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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