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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
In terms of scope, is the slate of offshoots more diversified given the success of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms?
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
Pacheco’s original case was an offshoot of an investigation into a former Miami-Dade doctor, Jose Santeiro, who served a four-and-a-half year prison sentence for his role in a criminal case similar to hers.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
The show has already generated a litany of spin-offs, with American, celebrity and junior offshoots.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 26 Jan. 2026
Do realize that bromeliad plants decline after a year or two but usually have offshoots to produce new plants.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
Pacheco’s original case was an offshoot of an investigation into a former Miami-Dade doctor, Jose Santeiro, who served a four-and-a-half year prison sentence for his role in a criminal case similar to hers.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
The show has already generated a litany of spin-offs, with American, celebrity and junior offshoots.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 26 Jan. 2026
Do realize that bromeliad plants decline after a year or two but usually have offshoots to produce new plants.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offshoot
Noun
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Researchers combined a type of observational learning with intercommunication between its limbs to boost robots’ flexibility.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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The global market capitalization of all coins has shed more than $2 trillion in that time, and fewer and fewer traders are dabbling in meme coins and derivatives.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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According to BofA estimates, nearly a fifth of that action came via parlays—multi-leg sequences familiar to sportsbook customers but now wrapped in the language of derivatives and trading.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
10 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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His interest in global health was an outgrowth from his time when, at age 15, he was stuck in a body cast for three months.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
2 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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Rosemary enhances the Brussel sprout's flavor when planted nearby, and deters certain insects from feasting on the miniature bulbs.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
16 Feb. 2026
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Plant the pieces a few inches deep with the sprout facing up.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
15 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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Because the softer coat is easier to split open, the baby plant spends less energy busting out and puts more energy into growing shoots and roots.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2026
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Wagner Moura Basking in the sun outside The Times newsroom ahead of his digital cover shoot last month, Wagner Moura seemed exceptionally relaxed about spending his Tuesday afternoon in El Segundo with a bunch of journalists.—
Matt Brennan
Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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In economics, if productivity is strong, then growth can run hot without stoking inflation — this means the Fed doesn’t have to step in with interest rate hikes.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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If left untreated, scale can cause yellowing leaves, stunted growth, and eventually death.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Offshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offshoot. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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