as in derivative
something that naturally develops or is developed from something else
a spin-off of the popular television series
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Recent Examples of spin-off
After wrapping The Madison in December, she’s been working on Yellowstone spin-off The Dutton Ranch.
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Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
Sunway Group previously said the spin-off will help unlock shareholder value and improve the business’s access to capital markets.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
But the show, a spin-off based on the 2009 live comedy-action flick of the same name, could never fully commit to the cool, funky groove voice actors Michael Jai White and Tommy Davidson comfortably established each episode.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
DuPont is coming off last year’s successful spin-off Qnity Electronics business.
—Matthew J. Belvedere,jeff Marks,paulina Likos, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
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Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
Sunway Group previously said the spin-off will help unlock shareholder value and improve the business’s access to capital markets.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
But the show, a spin-off based on the 2009 live comedy-action flick of the same name, could never fully commit to the cool, funky groove voice actors Michael Jai White and Tommy Davidson comfortably established each episode.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
DuPont is coming off last year’s successful spin-off Qnity Electronics business.
—Matthew J. Belvedere,jeff Marks,paulina Likos, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spin-off
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Others told legislators that whole-plant kratom is not the same as its synthetic derivatives, which are more potent and have been linked to overdose deaths, leading the Food and Drug Administration to call it a public health threat.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Higher oil prices are a heavy burden for Japan, which like South Korea and Taiwan depends on imports of most raw materials for industries that rely heavily on oil and its derivatives.—
Elaine Kurtenbach,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Five years after he was killed, in response to political unrest, the government increased the derivation fund to 13 percent for oil-producing states.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Large Language Models often struggle with precise derivations and calculations in theoretical physics, sometimes exhibiting inconsistent reasoning.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
22 Mar. 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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“Spin-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spin-off. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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