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as in limbs
a branch of a main stem especially of a plant
we knew the rosebush had survived the harsh winter when it began producing offshoots and turning green again
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as in derivations
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 offshoots
The competition went viral and spawned offshoots around the world searching for the doppelgängers of actors like Glen Powell, Harry Styles and Paul Mescal.
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Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Like that series and the other offshoots, Young Sheldon and the upcoming Georgie And Mandy’s First Marriage, the Max show is from Chuck Lorre Productions in association with WBTV, where Lorre is under an overall deal.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
In recent years mathematicians have made tantalizing progress in understanding these offshoots and their implications for even fundamental mathematics.
—Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2024
The 2021 proof certainly isn’t the final chapter on problems that are offshoots from the Mordell conjecture.
—Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2024
Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Like that series and the other offshoots, Young Sheldon and the upcoming Georgie And Mandy’s First Marriage, the Max show is from Chuck Lorre Productions in association with WBTV, where Lorre is under an overall deal.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
In recent years mathematicians have made tantalizing progress in understanding these offshoots and their implications for even fundamental mathematics.
—Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2024
The 2021 proof certainly isn’t the final chapter on problems that are offshoots from the Mordell conjecture.
—Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Offshoots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offshoots. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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