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spin-off

[spin-awf, -of] / ˈspɪnˌɔf, -ˌɒf /


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The company originally filed paperwork for the spin-off in August.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Harris directed three episodes of the “Game of Thrones” spin-off “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

He rose to fame as a “looksmaxxer,” which is a spin-off of the larger incel community.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

The Bafta-winning show first launched in 1986 and led to hit spin-off show Holby City, which was based around its fictional setting in south-west England.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

It might also provide the kind of secondary, spin-off items of science that we like to see in federally supported research.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

Since then, the original series and its more than a dozen spin-offs have generated nearly 1,000 episodes.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

The show - which has spawned several celebrity spin-offs - is produced for the BBC by Studio Lambert, who are also behind The Traitors, Gogglebox and Squid Game: The Challenge.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

Like Neville, Lineker's network has developed spin-offs, but the Goalhanger brand extends well beyond sport.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

Stretching out a successful series typically leads to spin-offs — and yes, Mills says, those conversations are happening with “Mormon Wives” — at least at the time of the interview.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026

By 1980, the Lisp Machine project had generated two commercial spin-offs.

From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Sam Williams




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