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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
This week, the California Center for Jobs & the Economy, an offshoot of the California Business Roundtable, issued a report that mirrors and builds on what Petek said.
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Dan Walters, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
While the company can trace its history back to the first United Supermarket founded in 1916 in Sayre, Oklahoma, the Homeland name and banner were not created until the late '80s as an offshoot of the Oklahoma division of Safeway.
—Janae Williams, Oklahoman, 26 Mar. 2026
Bernhard’s barely contained incestuous desires (The Loser is only one of a suite of works about brother-sister love and hate, alongside Correction, The Lime Works, and Concrete) are the product of individual psychologies run amok and turned back on themselves, the offshoots of artistic monomania.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Launched in August 2025 (as an offshoot of financier Media Capital Technologies), the fledgling label entered the movie market with a clear pitch.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
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Dan Walters, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
While the company can trace its history back to the first United Supermarket founded in 1916 in Sayre, Oklahoma, the Homeland name and banner were not created until the late '80s as an offshoot of the Oklahoma division of Safeway.
—Janae Williams, Oklahoman, 26 Mar. 2026
Bernhard’s barely contained incestuous desires (The Loser is only one of a suite of works about brother-sister love and hate, alongside Correction, The Lime Works, and Concrete) are the product of individual psychologies run amok and turned back on themselves, the offshoots of artistic monomania.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Launched in August 2025 (as an offshoot of financier Media Capital Technologies), the fledgling label entered the movie market with a clear pitch.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offshoot
Noun
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In the priority 3 group are items like examining the moon's limb and terminator, appraising the celestial body's volcanic history, and making observations of Earth from deep space.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Now, the crew is seeing more topography from the moon’s western limb.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2026
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The federal agency that regulates derivatives markets is ready to put the hammer down on prediction markets.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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The formula includes soothing hydrators such as glycerin, dimethicone, and glyceryl behenate, plus antioxidants (vitamin E and C derivatives) to help calm and protect the skin.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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The annual art fair, which runs April 9-12 at Navy Pier’s Festival Hall, is now in its 13th year and is an outgrowth of Art Chicago, which was launched in the 1980s.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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So authentication is an outgrowth of that original interest.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Five years after he was killed, in response to political unrest, the government increased the derivation fund to 13 percent for oil-producing states.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Large Language Models often struggle with precise derivations and calculations in theoretical physics, sometimes exhibiting inconsistent reasoning.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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Crabgrass is an annual weed that's easiest to control before seeds sprout in spring.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Apr. 2026
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Expect to see sprouts emerging from the soil in two to four weeks.—
Heather Bien,
The Spruce,
2 Apr. 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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If nothing else, the Venice shoot gave fans a viral moment 41 years in the making.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
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The city is more accustomed to commercial shoots and larger productions.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Yang is part of a generation of workers that powered China's growth by digging coal from underground mines in Datong, a city known as China's coal capital in the northern province of Shanxi.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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By examining brain tissue removed in such surgeries, a team led by researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital has identified mutations in genes that control the growth of neurons, including one affecting an enzyme that is important in cell proliferation.—
Jerome Groopman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Offshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offshoot. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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