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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 mile-long series of chambers was built to shelter citizens in World War II, before becoming the home of Britain’s Special Operations Executive, an offshoot of MI6 and the real-life inspiration for James Bond’s Q Branch.
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Sitake says that individual ideas or approaches are usually offshoots from someone else’s.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
In 2010, Vought quit working for House Republicans and helped launch Heritage Action for America, an offshoot of the influential conservative think tank Heritage Foundation.
—Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
There are some studies on the validity of astrology and the chakras—though those are fairly inconclusive—but human design is a newer offshoot.
—Julia Ries Wexler, SELF, 14 Oct. 2025
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Sitake says that individual ideas or approaches are usually offshoots from someone else’s.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
In 2010, Vought quit working for House Republicans and helped launch Heritage Action for America, an offshoot of the influential conservative think tank Heritage Foundation.
—Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
There are some studies on the validity of astrology and the chakras—though those are fairly inconclusive—but human design is a newer offshoot.
—Julia Ries Wexler, SELF, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offshoot
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Wind speeds could be comparable to those of a tropical storm, strong enough to break tree limbs, cause trees to fall, and blow around unsecured objects, National Weather Service (NWS) lead meteorologist Matt Mehle told .—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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He was attracted to PRP for its natural derivatives, which uses platelet-rich plasma from a patient’s own blood that is then injected back into skin to smooth fine lines and reduce dark circles.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
29 Oct. 2025
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Ways to trade melt-up Scott Rubner, head of equity and equity derivatives strategy at Citadel Securities, advised clients buy call options on the Invesco QQQ Trust expiring in late November and December.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
29 Oct. 2025
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The publication is an outgrowth, Lee said, of the de-emphasis of reporting on the far right at many American news organizations.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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And then, within days of Boston's exit from the postseason in the wild card round, both catchers underwent surgeries — Narvaez on the meniscus in his right knee, Wong to have a bony outgrowth known as a carpal boss removed from his right hand.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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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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Key Takeaways The vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants in Brussels sprouts help manage blood sugar and blood pressure, support gut and heart health, reduce inflammation and cancer risk, and more.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
3 Nov. 2025
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Keep the soil surface moist when germinating seeds, but reduce watering after parsley sprouts and grows a few leaves.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2025
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Deutsche Börse, which runs the Frankfurt Stock Exchange from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time five days a week for derivates and structured products, echoed Euronext.—
Ganesh Rao,Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
22 July 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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The aim is to attract not only shoots in Catalonia but for production, post-production and digital and video gaming companies to settle in the City creating Southern Europe’s international audiovisual and digital hub, Garcia adds.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Content, which includes behind-the-scenes images from that shoot, will appear online, in stores and across Hollister’s marketing channels.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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These incremental steps have helped the coffee chain stem a sales decline in China since earlier this year, with comparable sales returning to growth in the past two quarters.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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In the short run, that can put a pinch on job growth.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Offshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offshoot. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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