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as in tributary
a stream that flows into a larger body of water
the Blue Nile, the Atbara, and the White Nile are the three primary branches of the Nile River
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as in department
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the two branches of the U.S. Congress
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as in to radiate
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 branch
Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2025
From Lake Michigan to the end of the main branch of the Chicago River, this urban delight has been used and admired by visitors and Chicagoans alike.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
Lauren Vuong, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
Extend your categories: Louis Vuitton has branched into perfumes; Bulgari has luxury hotels across the globe.
—Matteo Atti, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Noun
According to the complaint affidavit, on Nov. 23, 2021, a man fitting Daniels' description attempted to rob a Wells Fargo Bank branch on Thompson Lane in Nashville, and six days later, a man fitting Daniels' description robbed a Wells Fargo Bank branch on Green Hills Drive in Nashville of $1,500.
—Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2025
From Lake Michigan to the end of the main branch of the Chicago River, this urban delight has been used and admired by visitors and Chicagoans alike.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
Verb
Veins branching along my skin like the waterways of my mother country.
—Lauren Vuong, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
Extend your categories: Louis Vuitton has branched into perfumes; Bulgari has luxury hotels across the globe.
—Matteo Atti, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for branch
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However, starting in the 1930s, thieves unwilling to move the heavy statues began sawing off the children’s limbs piece by piece.—
Michael Wells,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2025
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Two of his actors are missing limbs and nearly all are flamboyantly tattooed.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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The organization and some of its state affiliates have also battled allegations of mismanagement, as well as complaints about staffing and patient care problems.—
Kate Wells,
NPR,
16 May 2025
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On Saturday night, while walking towards the stage, Abril, an Argentine tourist, told CNN affiliate CNN Brazil about the big moment.—
Christopher Ulloa,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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In Santarém, where the rainforest meets the Tapajós River — one of the main tributaries of the Amazon — the consequences are already unfolding.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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In the vast network of rivers and tributaries that make up the Pearl River Basin in southern China, the water is naturally filtered by living creatures.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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The city of New Orleans and its police department urged residents and visitors to stay vigilant during the manhunt and report any suspicious activity, WDSU reported.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Then, there was no mass exodus, department veterans say.—
Ryan Lucas,
NPR,
19 May 2025
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Such data centers, ideally, would be powered by solar panels and be able to radiate heat into the vacuum of space.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
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After nearly two decades in the spotlight, Julianne Hough still radiates an energy that can only be described as electric.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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So instead, the melanocytes (cells that form melanin) make red or yellow pigment.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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This unfortunate side effect is caused by irritants released from the onion cells when your knife slices through.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
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UnitedHealth has said in regulatory filings that investigations, audits and reviews by a dozen different government agencies are underway.—
Amina Niasse,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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But foster care agencies already were using that system.—
Christopher O’Donnell,
Miami Herald,
17 May 2025
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This variability stems largely from under-recognition—most clinicians seldom consider PoTS during evaluation, according to Spiritos.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 May 2025
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Maurice shifts matchups Credit Panthers coach Paul Maurice for stemming some early momentum against his team by using the last line change to shift the matchups.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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“Branch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/branch. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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