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as in tributary
a stream that flows into a larger body of water
the Blue Nile, the Atbara, and the White Nile are the three primary branches of the Nile River
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as in department
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the two branches of the U.S. Congress
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as in to radiate
to extend outwards from or as if from a central point
threads branched from the center of the spider web
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Recent Examples of branch
Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
As the tide cycles, and the water rises, the frogs head for higher ground on the low branches of the mangroves, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Lauren Liebhaber
september 17, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
The follow-up to Obsidian Entertainment’s excellent action RPG The Outer Worlds brings the space-faring adventure to a new setting with a new cast of characters, but with the same emphasis on branching story paths based on how players interact with the game’s NPCs.
—Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The branch has allegedly played a major role in the organization's functions — including drug trafficking operations — since the 1950s.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
As the tide cycles, and the water rises, the frogs head for higher ground on the low branches of the mangroves, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
These species are believed to have branched around 11 million years ago and evolved in isolation due to geographic barriers, according to the study.
—Lauren Liebhaber
september 17, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
The follow-up to Obsidian Entertainment’s excellent action RPG The Outer Worlds brings the space-faring adventure to a new setting with a new cast of characters, but with the same emphasis on branching story paths based on how players interact with the game’s NPCs.
—Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for branch
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Proof of this can be found in Strickland’s video, which shows Saylor running a shark toy over a section of her mom’s prosthetic limb.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Battlefield injuries, like severed limbs, are likewise rewarded with sums that most soldiers could not earn in regular jobs.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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Sinclair and Nexstar own local TV channels with ABC affiliates.—
Liam Adams,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Sep. 2025
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The Toronto Blue Jays played at their Triple-A affiliate’s stadium in Buffalo, New York during the 2020 and part of the 2021 season due to COVID-19 and travel restrictions across the Canadian border.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Don’t miss the Côa Museum, one of the country’s largest, perched at the mouth of the Côa River, a tributary of the Douro.—
Anna Mazurek,
AFAR Media,
26 Sep. 2025
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Sitting on a tributary of the Nile, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, took some 15 years to built and the Ethiopians see it as a key to their future economic prosperity.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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Bailey argued that the district’s dispute with local police departments over its requirement that officers participate in diversity training — an impasse that resulted in some departments leaving schools without resource officers — had left students vulnerable.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
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The department's new contract with the SAT administrator is for four years, with options for five additional one-year extensions.—
Krista Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Sep. 2025
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For more than four years, Lynn Milam's life was bound by the pain that radiated from her swollen joints.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
22 Sep. 2025
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What had seemed an impossible task transformed into a practical matter of six little arrows, radiating around a central concept.—
Zadie Smith,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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The international outfit recruits followers to join nearby cells and will refer prospects to, as well as put them in contact with, antifa chapters in their area.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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This is because berries, like raspberries, are high in powerful compounds such as anthocyanins and ellagitannins, which protect cells from oxidative damage.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
25 Sep. 2025
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After the disappointing finish to his team's season, Alonso declared his intent to opt out of the second year of his contract and re-enter free agency from the Marlins' visiting clubhouse.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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The first wave of Social Security payments for the month of October is set to be sent to recipients this week, the first such disbursements under the agency's new paperless policy.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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There’s a certain irony that Kenvue has struggled to stem investor worries, given Tylenol’s handling of a poisoning crisis in the 1980s is still held up as the gold standard for corporate crisis communications.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Clematis climbs by wrapping its short leaf stems around support structures and may initially require a string or wire to climb.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Branch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/branch. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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