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
What began as a grassroots open-records request has now branched into a multifront legal battle.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
As cord-cutting began shrinking the pay bundle a decade later, the company branched into FAST channels and streaming.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
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
But since the machines skyrocketed in popularity in the mid-2010s, air fryer designs have branched away from that original ovular model.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Each decision branched into possibilities, and each possibility led somewhere specific.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The scandal has branched to other, non-religious corners of music.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Aug. 2025
Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
As cord-cutting began shrinking the pay bundle a decade later, the company branched into FAST channels and streaming.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
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
But since the machines skyrocketed in popularity in the mid-2010s, air fryer designs have branched away from that original ovular model.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Each decision branched into possibilities, and each possibility led somewhere specific.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The scandal has branched to other, non-religious corners of music.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for branched
Verb
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The science author Stuart Clark notes that the concept was nonsensical to contemporary scientists, who assumed that magnetism could not break free from a magnet and that the Sun’s energy radiated equally across its surface.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The self-reflective tone marks a thematic shift for a band whose debut radiated a cool irony, pulling emotional punches in favor of observations centered around mid-20s delusion.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The term was discussed and pursued for a few years but faded when China and the United States diverged after the financial crisis.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Two roads diverged into the woods.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The brand’s very name, derived from a Sanskrit word, encapsulates Ghiya’s internationalism.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
9 Nov. 2025
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This name is derived from the notion – which has not yet been proved – that cows which graze on plants in this genus give copious quantities of milk.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Part of their reluctance has stemmed in part from Mamdani's sharp criticism of Israel and its siege of Gaza, which Mamdani has called a genocide.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Should political pushback have stemmed Eisenhower and JFK?—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Branched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/branched. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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