1
a
: a collateral or derived branch, descendant, or member : outgrowth
b
: a lateral branch (as of a mountain range)
2
: a branch of a main stem especially of a plant
Examples of offshoot in a Sentence
The business started as an offshoot of an established fashion design company.
we knew the rosebush had survived the harsh winter when it began producing offshoots and turning green again
Recent Examples on the Web
Gossip Girl and The O.C. grads Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage are attached to write the TV offshoot, whose premise is being kept under wraps.
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Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
According to the Internet-analytics firm SimilarWeb, between December, 2023, and February, 2024, Truth Social had about 1.5 million monthly visitors, compared to eight hundred and sixty-seven million for X and 29.4 million for Threads, the Twitter-like Facebook offshoot that launched last year.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024
Gossett became friendly with James Dean and studied acting with Marilyn Monroe, Martin Landau and Steve McQueen at an offshoot of the Actors Studio taught by Frank Silvera.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, Murdoch said that Fox Nation, the streaming-subscription offshoot of Fox News that starts at $5.99 per month, has about 2 million customers.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
Five other states call it some offshoot of Washington and Lincoln’s Birthday.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2024
Book a room inside the main hotel or at the ultra-luxe 21-room boutique offshoot called Flagler Club.
—Kara Franker, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024
Unsurprisingly, it’s been in continual production, and has been deeply influential: Ikea’s Frosta was widely considered to be an offshoot, and the streetwear brand Supreme collaborated with Artek on a 2017 version with a checkerboard motif.
—Evan Moffitt, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Militants in other regions also pledged allegiance to the group and formed local offshoots.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
According to the Internet-analytics firm SimilarWeb, between December, 2023, and February, 2024, Truth Social had about 1.5 million monthly visitors, compared to eight hundred and sixty-seven million for X and 29.4 million for Threads, the Twitter-like Facebook offshoot that launched last year.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024
Gossett became friendly with James Dean and studied acting with Marilyn Monroe, Martin Landau and Steve McQueen at an offshoot of the Actors Studio taught by Frank Silvera.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, Murdoch said that Fox Nation, the streaming-subscription offshoot of Fox News that starts at $5.99 per month, has about 2 million customers.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
Five other states call it some offshoot of Washington and Lincoln’s Birthday.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2024
Book a room inside the main hotel or at the ultra-luxe 21-room boutique offshoot called Flagler Club.
—Kara Franker, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024
Unsurprisingly, it’s been in continual production, and has been deeply influential: Ikea’s Frosta was widely considered to be an offshoot, and the streetwear brand Supreme collaborated with Artek on a 2017 version with a checkerboard motif.
—Evan Moffitt, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Militants in other regions also pledged allegiance to the group and formed local offshoots.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
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“Offshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/offshoot. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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offshoot
noun
off·shoot
ˈȯf-ˌshüt 
1
: something that branches out from something else
2
: a branch of a main stem of a plant
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