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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-offs
Now Picard is zipping around the cosmos again, The Lord of the Rings is waylaid with prequels and spin-offs, and somehow, Palpatine returned.
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Matthew Razak, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2026
The show ran until 1981 on ABC and spawned several spin-offs, including films in 2000 and 2003 starring Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 7 Apr. 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 reality television show that made the family a household name has been off the air for over a decade, but the family managed to foray the cancellation of the original series into TLC spin-offs, brand deals, and social media fame.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Castaneda warned that this morning’s road conditions create the possibility for spin-offs.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
After Annie's and its subsequent spin-offs were closed, Jordan bought the property in 2019 and reopened the music venue under the new name.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2026
Naturally, spin-offs soon followed, House of the Dragon the most popular among them, set about 200 years before the original series.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
The show has already generated a litany of spin-offs, with American, celebrity and junior offshoots.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 26 Jan. 2026
Matthew Razak, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2026
The show ran until 1981 on ABC and spawned several spin-offs, including films in 2000 and 2003 starring Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 7 Apr. 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 reality television show that made the family a household name has been off the air for over a decade, but the family managed to foray the cancellation of the original series into TLC spin-offs, brand deals, and social media fame.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Castaneda warned that this morning’s road conditions create the possibility for spin-offs.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
After Annie's and its subsequent spin-offs were closed, Jordan bought the property in 2019 and reopened the music venue under the new name.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2026
Naturally, spin-offs soon followed, House of the Dragon the most popular among them, set about 200 years before the original series.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
The show has already generated a litany of spin-offs, with American, celebrity and junior offshoots.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spin-offs
Noun
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When the Commodities Exchange Act first passed in 1936, Porter noted, states weren’t preempted from regulating derivatives markets.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Prices for physical oil barrels, and many crucial derivatives like diesel and jet fuel, have soared much higher.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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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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“Spin-offs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spin-offs. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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