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
Baidu emphasized there is no guarantee the spin-off will proceed.
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
Don’t worry, there’s going to be a spin-off.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Following the original trilogy, the 2018 spin-off Ocean’s 8 starred Sandra Bullock as Danny’s sister Debbie, plus Cate Blanchett, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Mindy Kaling and Anne Hathaway.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
Winkleman’s star has soared since hosting the first season of The Traitors in 2022 and its celebrity spin-off several weeks back.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
Don’t worry, there’s going to be a spin-off.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Following the original trilogy, the 2018 spin-off Ocean’s 8 starred Sandra Bullock as Danny’s sister Debbie, plus Cate Blanchett, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Mindy Kaling and Anne Hathaway.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
Winkleman’s star has soared since hosting the first season of The Traitors in 2022 and its celebrity spin-off several weeks back.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spin-off
Noun
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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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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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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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“Spin-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spin-off. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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