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
The franchise grew to 14 films released between 1997 and 2013, including five original Air Bud movies focusing on the basketball-playing dog and nine spin-off films centered around his pups.
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Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
It’s also produced more than 30 international editions across 20 countries, a dozen spin-offs (with mixed results).
—Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
The series ran from 1969 to 2020 (Pendleton died in 1995), selling hundreds of millions copies worldwide, spawned spin-off book lines, a magazine and comics.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
But what Pigozzi, whose late father was CEO of the Italian automotive brand and Fiat spin-off Simca, is arguably best known for is his penchant for picture-taking.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 23 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
It’s also produced more than 30 international editions across 20 countries, a dozen spin-offs (with mixed results).
—Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
The series ran from 1969 to 2020 (Pendleton died in 1995), selling hundreds of millions copies worldwide, spawned spin-off book lines, a magazine and comics.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
But what Pigozzi, whose late father was CEO of the Italian automotive brand and Fiat spin-off Simca, is arguably best known for is his penchant for picture-taking.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spin-off
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Because of this, the market begins to feel less isolated and more linked to the broader derivative of space.—
Felysha Walker,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, crypto services firm Coinbase has an attractive growth opportunity in crypto derivatives trading, its subscription and services business (which includes stablecoins and prime brokerage) and new products like prediction markets, equities trading, banking, and wealth, the note said.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
26 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 1 Apr. 2026.
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