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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
Hamas is an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, which recent reports show to be involved in an influence campaign aimed at European Union institutions, with Qatari and Kuwaiti backing.
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Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
The weapons and shield forge a fascinating offshoot from the combat of the first two games.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
In many ways, the first Little Steven’s Underground Garage Cruise is an offshoot of Sixthman’s Outlaw Country Cruise, which completed its ninth sailing earlier this year.
—Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
The New Chain-Of-Draft Chain-of-draft is an offshoot of CoT and cleverly leverages chain-of-thought as a helpful launching pad.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
The weapons and shield forge a fascinating offshoot from the combat of the first two games.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
In many ways, the first Little Steven’s Underground Garage Cruise is an offshoot of Sixthman’s Outlaw Country Cruise, which completed its ninth sailing earlier this year.
—Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
The New Chain-Of-Draft Chain-of-draft is an offshoot of CoT and cleverly leverages chain-of-thought as a helpful launching pad.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offshoot
Noun
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Without warning, the robot loses control, thrashing its limbs, knocking over equipment and forcing the technicians to scramble out of harm's way.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2025
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Several young men, including Reed’s grandson, were helping to haul debris, trees and limbs to the curb May 23.—
Gael Langdon,
Arkansas Online,
1 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
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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
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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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Over time, positive leadership pays off through loyalty and growth—from both customers and employees.—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
8 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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“Offshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offshoot. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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