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
From those reservoirs branched two arteries, one leading to Kīlauea, the other reaching toward Mauna Loa.
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Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Plants are heavily branched, with each branch producing one or more fruit clusters.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
That same year, Netflix branched into original programming with House of Cards, a political thriller featuring Kevin Spacey.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
The Rangers, for example, spun off their events division into REV Entertainment, which presents a horde of events at Globe Life Field and also has branched into other venues, as well.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
Under his leadership the firm has branched into an array of new markets including drug development and artificial intelligence data centers.
—Aaron Gregg, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
The brand also recently branched into socks in December.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
The researchers found that Prototaxites’ tubes branched wildly, whereas the threadlike hyphae in modern fungi follow more orderly patterns.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
The mission branched into collaborations and live-score premieres with composers and filmmakers and composers such as Mica Levi, Nicholas Britell, Barry Jenkins, Terrence Malick, Jane Campion, and Alejandro González Iñárritu.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 Dec. 2025
Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Plants are heavily branched, with each branch producing one or more fruit clusters.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
That same year, Netflix branched into original programming with House of Cards, a political thriller featuring Kevin Spacey.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
The Rangers, for example, spun off their events division into REV Entertainment, which presents a horde of events at Globe Life Field and also has branched into other venues, as well.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
Under his leadership the firm has branched into an array of new markets including drug development and artificial intelligence data centers.
—Aaron Gregg, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
The brand also recently branched into socks in December.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
The researchers found that Prototaxites’ tubes branched wildly, whereas the threadlike hyphae in modern fungi follow more orderly patterns.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
The mission branched into collaborations and live-score premieres with composers and filmmakers and composers such as Mica Levi, Nicholas Britell, Barry Jenkins, Terrence Malick, Jane Campion, and Alejandro González Iñárritu.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for branched
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In the Project Hail Mary universe, all life in our solar system’s sector of the Milky Way comes from an ancient ancestor of Astrophage that long ago radiated out from Tau Ceti, Weir says.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
20 Mar. 2026
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Those words — simple, dignified, and private — feel fitting for a man whose on-screen persona radiated quiet strength and unwavering principle.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2026
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Eastern and western ancestries in Karelian Mesolithic dogs suggest that two lineages diverged during the Paleolithic.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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Giuseppe Cacace | Afp | Getty Images Markets across the Gulf region have diverged sharply since the Middle East conflict began, as investors traverse big swings in energy prices and markets remain rattled by geopolitical turmoil.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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Over 99% of global plastics are derived from fossil fuels, according to the Center for International Environmental Law.—
Julian Torres,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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Wei’s goods are made with polypropylene, a plastic material derived from oil and made in the Middle East, a dominant producer in the global industry.—
Eunice Yoon,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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Ecologist Barry Commoner’s 1971 empirical study confirmed that postwar environmental damage had stemmed almost entirely from new production methods and rising per capita consumption, not from the growing number of people.—
Brian C. Keegan,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
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Rainbow-stemmed Swiss Chard adds a pop of color and dose of magnesium to ward off miserable migraines.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2026
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