BRANCHED (OUT) Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

branched (out)

verb

past tense of branch (out)

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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One competitor as a receiver/returner parted Wednesday with the release of Junior Bergen, a 2025 seventh-round practice squad player.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
The curtain of bangèd men parted for Uncle Jimmy as Kath followed close behind.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of parted

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And neural networks itself was originally inspired by neuroscience, but the way that neural networks work today has diverged considerably from that original inspiration.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
Trump diverged from his predecessors, however, in pushing it forward without tying steps toward Arab-Israeli normalization to progress on the Palestinian issue.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of diverged

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Men’s domestic cricket in Pakistan, aside from a brief spell from 2019 to 2023 while former Test captain Imran Khan was the country’s prime minister and instigated change, is divided between teams from regions and departments.

— Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Customer data, inventory visibility, budgets, and decision rights should not remain divided by channel.

— Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of divided

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At another, co-founder and musician Nnamdï Ogbonnaya forked over his cover charge via tap-to-pay.

— Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
In 2004, just months after Mark Zuckerberg created the social media platform, Thiel forked over $500,000 for a 10% stake in the budding company.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Definition of forked

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While that unfolded, Justin Crawford retreated to the Phillies dugout.

— Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
When the Hills couple faced financial issues after the show ended, the two retreated to Pratt’s parents’ beach home in Carpinteria, California, to get back to regular life.

— Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of retreated

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These theories spreading online, one expert says, stem from people’s struggles to find a fulfilling explanation for what has happened.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Cedars-Sinai apologized for any inconvenience Marina del Rey residents endured after the hospital's construction project caused a putrid odor to spread through the coastal neighborhood.

— Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

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