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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Your father strides into the dining room, harried, shiny black hair parted to one side, his fingers buttoning the cuffs of his starched white collared shirt.
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Her glam followed the same understated approach, with her signature raven hair worn long, straight, and center-parted.
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In a place where many homes lean into glass, driftwood tones and a conventional layout, this one sprawls like a resort, with sleeping quarters separated into individual pavilion-like structures.
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While first stage successfully separated, the second stage engine did not get it into orbit.
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Where the sources diverged more meaningfully is in explaining why institutions haven’t intervened—and each offered a different piece of the puzzle.
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States controlled by Democrats and those led by Republicans have diverged in recent years over gun legislation, with some Republican states passing laws to relax firearm restrictions.
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Congressional Republicans were divided over the Supreme Court’s Tuesday decision to strike down an executive order seeking to limit birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment.
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Countless individual tread blocks, divided by wide grooves, wriggled around instead of digging in.
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The joy on their faces when asked about their favorite parts of Messi’s performance was exactly what Jordan and probably many other families who forked over the money and sat through the chaos of the entry process hoped for.
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The victim, who’d never met Cutaia but knew of his crimes, forked over $850.
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Padres left fielder Jase Bowen retreated to the ivy and made a leaping catch.
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Armand gives a recap of the events leading up to and following the Trial of season two, saying that Lestat retreated to Magnus’s tower for the latter half of the 20th century, and never reached out to Louis to expose the truth about Armand orchestrating Claudia’s murder.
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Flames raced through rows of vehicles at a Rancho Cordova salvage yard Friday evening, engulfing between 50 and 100 vehicles before more than 70 firefighters contained the blaze and kept it from spreading to neighboring businesses.
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If using grounds, apply in 1 to 2-inch deep layers and make sure the coffee is spread in an unbroken line so slugs and snails won’t cross it.
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“Branched (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/branched%20%28out%29. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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