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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
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.
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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
Oreo has been issuing new flavors for years, and the spin-offs have become more of a feature than a bug.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
The notebook includes not just copies of letters in the Watkins papers but Virginia’s meticulous record of her fact-checking and her correspondence with Polly about the book’s success, spin-offs, sequels, and other projects carrying on to Polly’s death in 1962.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
The review, being carried out by Citi, is assessing a full range of alternatives, including partnerships, divestitures and spin-offs.
—Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
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
Oreo has been issuing new flavors for years, and the spin-offs have become more of a feature than a bug.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
The notebook includes not just copies of letters in the Watkins papers but Virginia’s meticulous record of her fact-checking and her correspondence with Polly about the book’s success, spin-offs, sequels, and other projects carrying on to Polly’s death in 1962.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
The review, being carried out by Citi, is assessing a full range of alternatives, including partnerships, divestitures and spin-offs.
—Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spin-offs
Noun
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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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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 29 Mar. 2026.
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