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as in derivative
something that naturally develops or is developed from something else
opened a shop selling fancy foods as an offshoot of their very successful restaurant
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Recent Examples of offshoot
That is the takeaway from Mary Clark, writing for For The Win, the USA Today offshoot that is allegedly focused on sports.
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Zachary Faria, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
Timed to coincide with Cactus League spring training, the countrified Innings Fest offshoot is in its third year, bringing 20 artists with no overlapping sets to two main stages.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
An offshoot of the Heritage Foundation, authors of Project 2025, launched Project Netflix, designed to scuttle the deal by claiming the streamer is engaged in left wing social engineering.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
It’s been a minute since Harley-Davidson's electric offshoot LiveWire unveiled two new concept motorcycles at the company’s Homecoming festival in Milwaukee.
—New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2026
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Zachary Faria, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
Timed to coincide with Cactus League spring training, the countrified Innings Fest offshoot is in its third year, bringing 20 artists with no overlapping sets to two main stages.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
An offshoot of the Heritage Foundation, authors of Project 2025, launched Project Netflix, designed to scuttle the deal by claiming the streamer is engaged in left wing social engineering.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
It’s been a minute since Harley-Davidson's electric offshoot LiveWire unveiled two new concept motorcycles at the company’s Homecoming festival in Milwaukee.
—New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offshoot
Noun
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Beissel effectively dragged a stiff limb along for the ride.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
2 Mar. 2026
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When limbs and trunk portions are brown they can be removed.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
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Retail leverage amplifies swings Another factor amplifying the market's moves is South Korea's large base of retail investors and its active derivatives market, according to market veterans.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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Silver futures and derivatives More experienced investors may want to consider trading silver futures or other derivatives in this market to speculate on short-term price movements.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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In practice, though, the entire industry is essentially an outgrowth of his blog’s comment section.—
Sam Kriss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Organized in a fashion, but loosely so, an outgrowth, in both spirit and practical measure, of the network of express riders devised by Samuel Adams and elevated by Paul Revere.—
Kostya Kennedy,
Time,
16 Feb. 2026
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Silicon Valley dreamt up poor derivations of past cautionary tales and created a monoculture of exploitative social media feeds and predatory data-hungry apps that birthed Orwell’s surveillance state.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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Bose found a stronger mathematical derivation of Planck’s law.—
Matt von Hippel,
Quanta Magazine,
23 June 2025
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New weed seeds will likely sprout, especially if the soil is disturbed.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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Broccoli sprouts reach for any source of available light and are prone to becoming leggy.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
27 Feb. 2026
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Wall Street is also taking notice of the chipmaker as a derivate play of Alphabet’s growing AI dominance.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
24 Nov. 2025
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With unique enough lore and a unique style, Saxon avoids making a derivate fable.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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Green shoots are starting to appear thanks to Bath & Body Works’ new strategy, but growth won’t return until at least 2027, according to chief executive officer Daniel Heaf.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
4 Mar. 2026
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In the meantime, fast sensor data and shoot-assess-shoot doctrine are key.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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Global bond markets tumbled in Asian trading Monday as an oil price shock prompted investors to price in higher inflation and a deteriorating economic growth outlook.—
Marcus Wong,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Surging prices from an energy supply crunch would then weigh on global economic growth.—
Amena Bakr,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Offshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offshoot. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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