as in radiating
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 branching
Pinching back is a technique to encourage annual plants with a branching form to send out more growth and produce fuller, bushier plants and more flowers.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
Oil and gas resources at Kenli 10-2 are stored in narrow and winding sand bodies beneath the seabed that form branching, tree-like patterns.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
This improves branching and encourages new growth.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 26 May 2026
The pope references two Biblical stories as metaphorical branching paths that humanity faces in the digital age, illustrating the rise of generative AI and other technologies.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Riders make their way through a mesa area on Tatooine with options to choose three or four branching paths.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
When an optometrist shines a bright light into your eyes, a vast, branching tree sprouts in your field of vision.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 13 May 2026
To further control the shrub’s size, look for branching among the remaining stems.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Always cut at a branching point.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
Oil and gas resources at Kenli 10-2 are stored in narrow and winding sand bodies beneath the seabed that form branching, tree-like patterns.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
This improves branching and encourages new growth.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 26 May 2026
The pope references two Biblical stories as metaphorical branching paths that humanity faces in the digital age, illustrating the rise of generative AI and other technologies.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Riders make their way through a mesa area on Tatooine with options to choose three or four branching paths.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
When an optometrist shines a bright light into your eyes, a vast, branching tree sprouts in your field of vision.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 13 May 2026
To further control the shrub’s size, look for branching among the remaining stems.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Always cut at a branching point.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for branching
Verb
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Insulate sun-facing walls and garage doors to block heat from radiating inside.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
2 June 2026
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The galaxy's heart shines brightly in the image, with gleaming rays of light radiating from its center while gas and dust swirls around.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
19 May 2026
Verb
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In contrast with many previous drafts, there is diverging thought as to what the team will do.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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The election has also underscored two sharply diverging visions for the future of peace in a country marked by years of conflict.—
Megan Janetsky,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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“Branching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/branching. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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