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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for branched (out)
  1. parted
  2. separated
  3. diverged
  4. divided
  5. forked
  6. retreated
  7. spread
Verb
  • Eighth Grade’s depiction of smartphones is particularly noteworthy, as Kayla can hardly be parted from hers.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
  • Pixie cuts have lots of personality and ease, while the bob is incredibly versatile and can be smooth, feathered, side-parted, or flicked out at the ends.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 July 2026
Definition of parted
Verb
  • Some of the first reports indicated that Adebayo threw a punch at Herro’s head before the two were separated, but some league sources have indicated that initial portrayals of the fight were overblown.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • The couple married in Hanoi and lived together for nine years before she and Shimizu were separated.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of separated
Verb
  • Genetic, anatomical and acoustic analyses confirmed that the monkey is a species that might have diverged from its closest relative around 4 to 6 million years ago.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • Their trajectories have diverged and sometimes overlapped in the 125 years since their forebears moved through the same dusty streets on one November day.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 12 July 2026
Definition of diverged
Verb
  • Using her family’s interests as her guide, Gardner divided the yard into distinct zones, with room to entertain, grow vegetables and flowers, and relax.
    — Stephen Orr, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026
  • Rather than uniting America’s founders, slavery divided the authors of both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence as a moral issue.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026
Definition of divided
Verb
  • This, as much as any, may have been the moment when reality forked.
    — Bryce Covert, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
  • There will not be a press release on a Tuesday in late 2027 saying the internet has forked.
    — Teodor Calin, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of forked
Verb
  • In the pandemic years, demographic experts say, under-35 adults retreated to parental homes to ride out quarantines and escape big-city crowds.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • Disposable income has since retreated to the normal upward trendline, but no matter.
    — Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of retreated
Verb
  • The fires that devastated Collins are part of a wider wildfire emergency unfolding across Canada, where 889 active fires were spreading as of Thursday night, according to the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Tucked away behind gates on a parcel spanning nearly nine acres within an exclusive enclave near Del Mar Country Club, the Amor Estate offers 30,000 square feet of living space spread across a seven-bedroom main home and a two-bedroom guesthouse.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 17 July 2026
Definition of spread
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