as in parted
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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Her blonde hair is parted to the side and frames her face.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026 -
On Monday, The Times confirmed that the reality TV series parted ways with Montgomery.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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They were separated at the time of the crash.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Months later, in January 2025, a girl, age 14 at the time, was assaulted after becoming separated from her friends, the CPS said.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
3 June 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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When India was partitioned, Punjab was divided into two, leaving the Sikh community in economic distress with immense loss of land and wealth.—
Akash Pamarthy,
NPR,
6 June 2026
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The complication is that the trend has raced ahead of the research, and the research itself is divided.—
Allison Palmer
June 4,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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Their tails are squarish rather than forked.—
Ken Perrotte,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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There is a giant chessboard on the ceiling above the coffee bar, black vines and forked lightning painted on the walls, and the meeting rooms are called things like Eleven, Hawkins, The Upside Down.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
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While India’s media landscape has largely retreated in the face of the Hindu right’s fascism, Kandasamy is one of the few consistently at the barricades.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Travel stocks — Shares of airlines and cruise operators rose as oil prices retreated on Wednesday.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
27 May 2026
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The pop-up was announced by only one social media post, but word spread.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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Four bedrooms and five bathrooms are spread across roughly 6,200 square feet, where a floating glass staircase connects two switchback-style levels.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
8 June 2026
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“Branched (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/branched%20%28out%29. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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