branch off

phrasal verb

branched off; branching off; branches off
: to separate from something and move in a different direction
The stream branched off to the left.
often + from
Streets branch off from both sides of the highway.

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This precise process takes the branch off in 3 small cuts instead of one big one, reducing the chance of tearing the bark off the trunk. Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2025 After the Harlem River branches off around one side of Randall's Island, a smaller tidal stream, the Bronx Kill, continues along the borough's southern border. CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025 Selzer, revered among politicos, got her start in polling as a staffer at the Des Moines Register, and has overseen its Iowa poll since 1987, branching off to found her own firm, Selzer & Co., in the 1990s. Sara Dorn, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 Cut the lower branches off the trunk to form your star or saucer magnolia into a tree shape. Steve Bender, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for branch off

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“Branch off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/branch%20off. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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