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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
Then there are additional entrepreneurial offshoots, including a partnership with an Israeli tourism company and plans to develop a sketch comedy series based in Nashville.
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Avery Stone, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
The Boulder branch of the Run for Their Life, like similar offshoots across the country, has been demonstrating to raise awareness of the hostages’ plight every week.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 3 June 2025
Shambhala Urban Escape — a minimalist haven built for proper restoration that’s a more modest offshoot of the group’s mothership; a wellness hotel folded into a jungly Balinese valley so incredibly beautiful that it could well be paradise itself.
—Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Like the current HomePod software—and just about every other OS Apple maintains—homeOS would likely be a specialized offshoot of iOS.
—ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
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Avery Stone, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
The Boulder branch of the Run for Their Life, like similar offshoots across the country, has been demonstrating to raise awareness of the hostages’ plight every week.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 3 June 2025
Shambhala Urban Escape — a minimalist haven built for proper restoration that’s a more modest offshoot of the group’s mothership; a wellness hotel folded into a jungly Balinese valley so incredibly beautiful that it could well be paradise itself.
—Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Like the current HomePod software—and just about every other OS Apple maintains—homeOS would likely be a specialized offshoot of iOS.
—ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offshoot
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This results in slender, long limbs, narrow waist and shoulders, and less muscle mass with respect to bone length.23 Health Issues to Know About Due to their tall, lean physique and fast metabolism, people with ectomorphic body shapes often have issues gaining weight and muscle mass.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
24 June 2025
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Their limbs – the proportions, joint angles and foot structure – resemble those small dinosaurs, too.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 June 2025
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White label package — fleets just need to slap on their corporate branding Since the zero-emission electric vehicle is a derivative of an existing model, it can be integrated into the existing production plans rather than require a dedicated factory line.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
21 June 2025
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The Speranza was the seventh G-Wagen derivative that Mansory made, a four-door convertible with rear-hinged doors in the rear and an 820 horsepower V-8 engine under the hood.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
18 June 2025
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Ross’ career creating comic book heroes and villains began as an outgrowth of an assignment 25 years ago to create a life-size portrait of Superman that was designed to be a cardboard standup.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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Veteran actor Neal McDonough produced, co-wrote and stars in The Last Rodeo, its traditionally feel-good story line an outgrowth of his and producer-wife Ruve McDonough’s growing love for PBR, which has a significant presence in the film.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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And since the derivation of it was ‘100 men versus a gorilla’ ...—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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Prior advancements all came with some sort of asterisk, though; for example, the derivations involved only worked on short timescales, in a vacuum or under other simplifying conditions.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
14 Apr. 2025
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Neil Young: homemade vegan patty, hydroponic sprouts, beefsteak tomato and avocado and green goddess dressing.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2025
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Beech trees often come in clusters, as the matriarch sprouts dense groves, producing nuts that are a nutritious staple of birds and critters galore.—
Robert Sullivan,
Curbed,
9 June 2025
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Coinbase bought a crypto derivates exchange, Deribit, for $2.9 billion .—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
16 May 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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Likening it to how digital quickly overtook film and how now cell phones are being used for professional shoots, Kenney-Silver shared that advancement is par for the course.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
19 June 2025
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Productions will have two weeks of prep and two week shoots using the same crews but with a change of DP.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
18 June 2025
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This means Boardroom and QSI will team up on commercial, investment and media content initiatives, as well as advising on PSG’s growth in the U.S., while the parties will also develop merchandise together.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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The apparel segment, which contributed around 50 percent of total 618 sales, rose 7.2 percent during the May period, trailing by 6.8 percent year-over-year growth in the beauty category, according to Moojing.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
20 June 2025
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