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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
After a three-year run, SXSW Sydney, the Australian offshoot of the music, film, tech and media conference, will not be returning in 2026.
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Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
Weir spent the next 30 years carrying the Grateful Dead torch in several bands and offshoots — most recently Dead & Company — alongside late bassist Phil Lesh and drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kretuzmann.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2026
The long strange trip that is the Grateful Dead and its primary offshoot, Dead & Company, has truly faded into grey with the passing of Bob Weir.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 11 Jan. 2026
An offshoot Gudetama Cafe featuring the lazy egg Gudetama character is open in Buena Park.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
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Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
Weir spent the next 30 years carrying the Grateful Dead torch in several bands and offshoots — most recently Dead & Company — alongside late bassist Phil Lesh and drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kretuzmann.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2026
The long strange trip that is the Grateful Dead and its primary offshoot, Dead & Company, has truly faded into grey with the passing of Bob Weir.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 11 Jan. 2026
An offshoot Gudetama Cafe featuring the lazy egg Gudetama character is open in Buena Park.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offshoot
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Most of them were in the South, where weekend blasts of freezing rain caused tree limbs and power lines to snap, inflicting crippling outages on northern Mississippi and parts of Tennessee.—
Charlotte Kramon,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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No new precipitation is expected in Oncor’s service area on Monday but tree limbs with ice on them continue to sag and break onto power lines.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The cream contains a handful of A-list anti-agers—including retinol, a vitamin A-derivative known to fade fine lines and wrinkles.—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
21 Jan. 2026
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Despite sounding like a derivative of Thibault, Tibbs was an early frontrunner.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2026
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The talks are an outgrowth of recent diplomatic activity, even though Russia has kept up its attacks on Ukraine and its energy infrastructure, leaving parts of the country without power amid a bitterly cold winter.—
Katie Marie Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Speaking of e-commerce, another outgrowth of that retail phenomenon is the growing demand for industrial outdoor storage, according to Tropp.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 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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Working as an assistant in her sister-in-law’s empanada business, Cocson developed her own creation, filling the pastry with homemade longganisa sausage, shredded papaya, mung bean sprouts and an egg.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Think root canal, head lice, colonoscopies and Brussels sprouts.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoma Watch,
22 Jan. 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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Other images from the shoot show Chamberlain with blonde, collar bone-length hair, which may indicate that one or both styles is a wig.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
21 Jan. 2026
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Under the new partnership, Peugeot will be associated with Pathé’s film productions through the provision of vehicles for shoots, their integration on screen, and the deployment of co‑branded activations at the time of each film release.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2026
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Microsoft said the initiative reflects its belief that AI infrastructure can succeed only if surrounding communities benefit alongside technological growth.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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In 2021, rent growth in Boise topped out about 30% year-over-year, Warnock said.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Offshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offshoot. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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