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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
Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
Peaches and nectarines should be thinned so that fruit is 5-7 inches apart on the branch.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026
Laura Ness, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a spiral galaxy swirling through the darkness of space, emanating an otherworldly glow through its cosmic, branching arms.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Xcel has to be sure the lines are OK and free of branches and other objects before turning the electricity back on, Kenney said.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
Peaches and nectarines should be thinned so that fruit is 5-7 inches apart on the branch.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
This grew into a thriving business that branched into equestrian training and lessons, trail rides and in 1969, vaulting.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a spiral galaxy swirling through the darkness of space, emanating an otherworldly glow through its cosmic, branching arms.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for branch
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The Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office was barred from revealing a cause of death in the case, but court records made public in February said Celeste’s limbs were severed from her body when she was found.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Agility claims upgraded limbs and advanced end effectors expand Digit’s manipulation range, enabling tasks such as stacking totes, loading carts, and handling varied materials.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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Take control of your money with CNBC Select CNBC Select is editorially independent and may earn a commission from affiliate partners on links.—
Mark Travers,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
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The Ontario Tower Buzzers, a single-A Dodgers affiliate, played their inaugural home opener on April 2, losing 7-5 to the Lake Elsinore Storm at the new $100- million, 6,500-seat Ontario Field.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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And there’s no ice now in Tarryall, a tributary of the South Platte River.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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The property has over a mile of frontage along the Fall River and controls the Spring and Lava creek tributaries.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
15 Apr. 2026
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But Fox News Digital learned that a former athletics department administrator reluctantly accepted a voluntary retirement package, and then Berdo was hired shortly thereafter.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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That would be Cameron Foster, the longtime NFL agent who last year signed a one-year deal with UW to serve as its athletic department’s senior director of contracts and cap management.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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In the following months, painful shocks radiated through her chest and back.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Regardless, the influence of Amazing Stories’ founding in 1926 radiated throughout the genre’s history like the light through Bradbury’s grandparents’ window, with authors who had their debut in Amazing Stories running the canonical gamut from Asimov to Zelzany.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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But while examining the rodent data, Bittner saw that place cells whose dendrites had produced just a single plateau potential began to fire.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Apr. 2026
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Most of your day will be dry with just a couple of slow-moving cells expected to develop through the day.—
Ron Smiley,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Mike Evans is gone, too, taking his production — and his voice — to San Francisco in free agency.—
Rick Stroud,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Detroit Lions were not very aggressive in NFL free agency, choosing to save salary cap space to sign some key players to long-term extensions.—
Larry Lage,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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An abrupt increase with lasting impacts The ceasefire reached earlier this week stemmed some fears that the conflict could drastically deepen or even come to a resolution sooner than later.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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Republicans at the state and federal levels have long hammered Walz for failing to stem fraud in the state, which came to the fore in 2022 during the Feeding Our Future scandal.—
Matthew Stolle,
Twin Cities,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Branch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/branch. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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