as in to part
to go or move in different directions from a central point
the vine branched out as it climbed the trellis
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Verb
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Both women wore their hair parted down the center and in subtle waves that fell past their shoulders.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025 -
Under the trees was dense foliage that occasionally parted to reveal a bird, langur, or cheetal, which reassured him in the stillness of the empty road.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
8 Oct. 2025
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One idea that has already been discussed internally would see Real Madrid being effectively split into two different entities — separating the football side from the business side.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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One particularly aggressive military style raid on an apartment building in south Chicago saw dozens arrested and children separated from their parents.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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While the novel examines clashes between diverging approaches to justice, honor, and community, its looping chronology illustrates the inescapable ripples of national and family histories.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Trump weighs in on Netanyahu criminal case Trump diverged from his prepared remarks to the Knesset to call on Israel’s president to pardon Netanyahu, who faces three criminal charges.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Branch (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/branch%20%28out%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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