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branched off

VERB

extend beyond main part

Synonyms

WEAK

add to develop diverge diversify divide enlarge expand extend fork grow increase multiply part proliferate ramify separate spread out

Antonyms

WEAK

lessen shrink

VERB

extend

Synonyms

WEAK

add to branch out develop diverge diversify divide enlarge expand extend fork grow increase multiply part proliferate ramify separate spread

Antonyms

WEAK

condense contract cut decrease lessen shorten

Example Sentences

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Davies also explained how research included consulting geneticists and revisiting the history of the Sea Devils and how Homo Aqua "could have branched off from mankind millions of years ago".

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

According to this revision, flamingos and their close relatives, grebes, belong to a group known as Mirandornithes, which branched off from other birds early on.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 31, 2024

Everyone branched off and did their own thing after "Smoke Signals."

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2023

Some gardeners branched off into a different collective while others found support from local politicians who helped them find a new strip of land in Watts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2023

Every few feet the tunnels twisted and turned and branched off.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan