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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View gallery - 3 images Living up to its name, University of Washington spin-off company ZAP Energy's Century system is developing fusion power technology by blasting plasma with super-lightning-like pulses 12 times per minute, without relying on superconducting magnets or laser beams.
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David Szondy
october 12, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
The company decided to give the initial idea a proper spin-off, launching silver rings, cuff bracelets and choker necklaces reprising the same signature shape.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
Morten Wierod, who became CEO of ABB in August 2024, has pushed the spin-off of the company’s robotics unit as a strategic move.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
With 12 books in the main series, in addition to a three-book spin-off series, it has been translated into 21 languages, selling over 3.1 million copies globally.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
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David Szondy
october 12, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
The company decided to give the initial idea a proper spin-off, launching silver rings, cuff bracelets and choker necklaces reprising the same signature shape.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
Morten Wierod, who became CEO of ABB in August 2024, has pushed the spin-off of the company’s robotics unit as a strategic move.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
With 12 books in the main series, in addition to a three-book spin-off series, it has been translated into 21 languages, selling over 3.1 million copies globally.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spin-off
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Many big shareholders use robo-voting, automatically following proxy advisors' advice without doing their own analysis, said Rose, who once worked as an assistant derivatives trader at Citibank in New York before attending law school.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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What is the derivative, or the slope, of the potential during those same critical final 60-or-so e-foldings of inflation?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 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 26 Oct. 2025.
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