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branches

NOUN

department

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arm bureau chapter division member office section subsidiary wing

STRONG

annex category classification connection dependency derivative extension local outpost part portion subdivision subsection tributary

Antonyms

STRONGEST

whole

WEAK

company

NOUN

arm, limb

Synonyms

STRONGEST

wing

STRONG

bough branchlet bug detour divergence extension fork growth offshoot prong scion shoot spray sprig

Antonyms

STRONG

decrease reduction source

WEAK

company

Example Sentences

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“The ballroom is literally an imposition between two branches of our government,” the architect David Scott Parker, who’s on the board of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, fretted to the Times.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

The spending figures cited above include pages run by parties, leaders, candidates and local branches – but only adverts targeted at people in Wales.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

But psychiatry is more subjective than other branches of medicine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

By carefully studying archival records and historical documents, the researchers were able to map out previously unknown branches of Leonardo's family.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

The tree branches seem to separate, and the arched roadway appears.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith