as in radiated
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 branched
Over time, the firm expanded through acquisitions and branched into business software, health care technology and financial services, renaming itself Global Growth in 2020, according to its website.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
First, mast cells branched away from the early macrophages.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
Best known for its TurboTax platform, Intuit has branched into accounting with QuickBooks, credit scoring through Credit Karma and email automation via Mailchimp.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Flowers bloom late spring to early summer atop wiry, branched, nearly leafless stems rising to 24 inches tall above an 18-inch-tall clump of deep green leaves.
—Judy Nauseef, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2026
The starch molecule is branched and doesn’t pack together very tightly.
—Julie Pollock, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
Key differences include hollow versus solid stems, branched versus single stems and hairy versus smooth leaves.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
The company has recently branched into cryptocurrency and another hot business, prediction markets.
—Bernard Condon, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Warsh reiterated a common critique that the Fed has branched beyond its primary focus of monetary policy in recent years by looking at themes like climate change or social equality.
—Kevin Breuninger,jeff Cox,alex Harring,matt Peterson, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
First, mast cells branched away from the early macrophages.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
Best known for its TurboTax platform, Intuit has branched into accounting with QuickBooks, credit scoring through Credit Karma and email automation via Mailchimp.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Flowers bloom late spring to early summer atop wiry, branched, nearly leafless stems rising to 24 inches tall above an 18-inch-tall clump of deep green leaves.
—Judy Nauseef, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2026
The starch molecule is branched and doesn’t pack together very tightly.
—Julie Pollock, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
Key differences include hollow versus solid stems, branched versus single stems and hairy versus smooth leaves.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
The company has recently branched into cryptocurrency and another hot business, prediction markets.
—Bernard Condon, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Warsh reiterated a common critique that the Fed has branched beyond its primary focus of monetary policy in recent years by looking at themes like climate change or social equality.
—Kevin Breuninger,jeff Cox,alex Harring,matt Peterson, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for branched
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Though the speeches didn’t seem to matter, the fans, known as ARMY, radiated palpable excitement in the stadium.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Katie Couric, 69, radiated in a strapless black gown with a voluminous trailing train.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
21 May 2026
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Sonko and Faye had diverged on how to resolve the crisis, but the formation of a new government may clarify the path forward, Paul Melly, a consulting fellow at UK think tank Chatham House, told Semafor.—
Jenny Vaughan,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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In the aftermath of the pandemic, models diverged sharply.—
Dr. Peter Fotinos,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Ironically, this ideological anti-capitalism, in which criticality opposed complicity, derived its power by rhyming with the rise of the art market.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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In fact, Salomon noted that at the end of fiscal 2025, nearly 70 percent of its business was derived from footwear sales.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
Verb
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The speed at which changes occur in the state might be stemmed, in part, by a significant gap between AI ambition and AI execution, the survey highlighted.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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Manny Fernandez, director of operations for the agency, said the dispute stemmed in part from the city’s request for detailed participant information that the non-profit was unable to provide because of the health privacy laws known as HIPAA.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2026
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“Branched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/branched. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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