branching

Example Sentences

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Unlike a film score, the music requires multiple branching paths.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Wags are calling it the “lobstermander” because the new House District 7 extends like a crustacean with the tail in heavily Democratic northern Virginia to the body stretching downstate and branching into two claws.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Nerve cells engineered to produce high amounts of FTL1 developed simplified structures, forming short, single extensions instead of the complex, branching networks seen in healthy cells.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

But the case is branching off into some new directions.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Like Darwin’s finches, the mechanical birds had begun to differentiate themselves, branching into distinct species adapted for success in particular environments.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly