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as in derivative
something that naturally develops or is developed from something else
opened a shop selling fancy foods as an offshoot of their very successful restaurant
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Recent Examples of offshoot
Their next wartime role was as the home of Britain’s top-secret Special Operations Executive, an offshoot of MI6 and the real-life inspiration for James Bond’s Q Branch.
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
The prevailing theory is that the powers that be want to position the offshoot under the umbrella of parent company Paramount Global.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 14 Feb. 2025
The character’s not as devilish on this funky offshoot, but the concept still lands.
—Stephen Kearse, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
Turkey has tried peace negotiations with the PKK before, to no avail.
Turkey, fearing that the empowerment of the PKK’s Syrian offshoot would embolden the broader organization, initiated peace negotiations with Ocalan in 2013.
—Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
The prevailing theory is that the powers that be want to position the offshoot under the umbrella of parent company Paramount Global.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 14 Feb. 2025
The character’s not as devilish on this funky offshoot, but the concept still lands.
—Stephen Kearse, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
Turkey has tried peace negotiations with the PKK before, to no avail.
Turkey, fearing that the empowerment of the PKK’s Syrian offshoot would embolden the broader organization, initiated peace negotiations with Ocalan in 2013.
—Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offshoot
Noun
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Seen from below, the frogs’ undersides are creamy yellow with orange-tinged limbs.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2025
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Kaitlin recently drove to New York City with Taj to meet Daniel Green, upper limb prosthetist at Open Bionics, who will make the mold that will become Taj's Hero Arm.—
David Begnaud,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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True Glow by Conair Microdermabrasion Rechargeable Beauty Tool $21 Amazon Revlon Microdermabrasion Wand $13 Amazon Retinoids and retinol Retinol is a catchall term for topical skin care products that contain a vitamin A derivative.—
Deanna Pai,
Glamour,
19 Feb. 2025
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Yes No, except adapalene Dosage forms Topical Topical Oral Uses Acne Signs of aging Acne Signs of aging Psoriasis Certain types of cancer Side Effects Mild More intense Potency Weak Strong Understanding Retinoids Retinoids include all derivatives of vitamin A or retinol.—
Jessica Swirble,
Verywell Health,
19 Feb. 2025
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Hunter, fisherman, chef and award-winning author Jesse Griffiths and Tamara Mayfield opened Dai Due restaurant and butcher shop in 2014 as an outgrowth of their popular supper club and farmers market stand, and the seasonal and local ethos of a farmers market is the anchor of this rustic beauty.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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Roughly 38 years of planning came to a head when Lykos Therapeutics — a for-profit outgrowth of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, founded in 1986 — submitted an application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for MDMA therapy to treat PTSD.—
Dylan Matthews,
Vox,
2 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The chances are that language switching isn’t necessarily active for the chain-of-thought derivations.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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But just keep in mind that is the derivation of the three-point shot.—
Ryan Canfield,
Fox News,
30 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Bean sprouts and sliced meats measured at unsafe temperatures.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Feb. 2025
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Here's What to Know 06 of 10 Brassicas Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, and other brassicas are some of the most pest-prone plants in the garden.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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With unique enough lore and a unique style, Saxon avoids making a derivate fable.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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The weed contains two psoralen derivates that can darken sick upon exposure to UV light.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
27 Nov. 2024
Noun
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There’s the script, there’s the shoot, and there’s the edit.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2025
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King was David Bowie’s personal photographer and stylist, and came out of retirement for the shoot, which took place at the apartment on 98th Street.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
19 Feb. 2025
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Alibaba's domestic e-commerce business Taobao and Tmall Group produced revenue growth of 5% for the quarter and company executives said the division would continue to focus on market share stabilisation in the near future.—
Harshita Mary Varghese and Casey Hall,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Revenue in the fourth quarter declined 1 percent, but grew 4 percent when excluding foreign-exchange impacts, to $1.3 billion, with the U.S. growth outweighed by a 5 percent drop in Mexico, which amounted to an 8 percent gain when excluding currency impacts.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Offshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offshoot. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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