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branches 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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Men hacked loose branches off trees and piled them to be taken away, for fear they would become projectiles capable of claiming life or limb.

From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025

In the cownose ray, the lateral line runs the length of the tail and branches off to pores in the fish’s skin, which they likely use to process information about their environment.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2025

In such a tree, a root branches off to so-called child nodes that are connected by edges.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024

“I ended up cutting the branches off to get him to leave,” said Gonzalez, 61.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2024

He gestures as we go down the sideways hall, the one that branches off of the one I entered.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini