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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
The offshoot was just as expensive, though, costing roughly $90 million to produce.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 June 2025
An offshoot of that is the children’s business, since women are typically the family member that purchases for kids.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
Now showing: The return of the drive-in by CBS Sunday Morning on YouTube
FROM 2020: Now showing - The return of the drive-in (YouTube Video)
Nancy Giles looks into the resurgence of drive-in movie theatres, and their offshoots – projections in parking lots, and screenings on the water.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 22 May 2025
The Creed trilogy, itself an offshoot of the six-film Rocky franchise, debuted in 2015.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for offshoot
Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 June 2025
An offshoot of that is the children’s business, since women are typically the family member that purchases for kids.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
Now showing: The return of the drive-in by CBS Sunday Morning on YouTube
FROM 2020: Now showing - The return of the drive-in (YouTube Video)
Nancy Giles looks into the resurgence of drive-in movie theatres, and their offshoots – projections in parking lots, and screenings on the water.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 22 May 2025
The Creed trilogy, itself an offshoot of the six-film Rocky franchise, debuted in 2015.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offshoot
Noun
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In the meantime, the wound must be treated; in severe cases, the limb must be amputated.—
David Rosowsky,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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View Comments But what if there was a way human cells could take these orders to build limbs once again?—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
12 June 2025
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To achieve the certification every component of the shoe, plus the manufacturing site and the machinery, has to be checked to ensure there are no animal derivatives.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Isaac Clarke, The Girl From Jupiter Is this one a little derivative of a lesser Asimov?—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2025
Noun
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That’s an outgrowth of months of success, dating back to last season, in coming through in the most important moments.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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The trend was a natural outgrowth of the North American Free Trade Agreement, signed in 1994, which lowered tariffs between the U.S., Mexico and Canada and prioritized economic cooperation among the nations.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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A lot of his derivations in Principia were purely geometrical.—
Steven Strogatz,
Quanta Magazine,
15 May 2025
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Look for people dressed as Jab Jab, the Grenadian devil-like figure (its name is a derivation of diable or devil in French).—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
26 May 2025
Noun
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And Brussels sprouts were listed twice on my shopping list.—
Julia Ries,
Outside Online,
16 May 2025
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Cell growth phases and hair Each hair on our body sprouts from a follicle nestled in our skin’s dermis layer.—
RJ Mackenzie,
Popular Science,
20 Mar. 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
Noun
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This may force the 76-year-old, who is battling an undisclosed form of cancer, to cancel the traditional Boxing Day shoot, which is described as a central part of the royal family’s holiday plans.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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In court, Pratt admitted to coming up with the idea for GirlsDoPorn, recruiting women to appear in the videos, sometimes transporting them to and from the site of a video shoot and sometimes manning the camera, prosecutors said.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Nearly half of South Dakota’s projected inmate population growth can be attributed to a law approved in 2023 that requires some violent offenders to serve the full length of their sentences before parole, according to a report by Arrington Watkins.—
Sarah Raza,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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But Williams will have to put in the time to make gradual, significant growth.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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“Offshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offshoot. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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