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 + fromStreets branch off from both sides of the highway.
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Those channels ranged in width from 150 micrometers for the main roots, down to approximately 8 micrometers for hairs that branched off of those roots.
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 24 Nov. 2024
From this large open area, the home branches off in two wings.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2024
Nodes branch off each other, with parent nodes affecting their children.
—PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Ideal positioning of the IABP balloon is below the subclavian artery that branches off the aorta in the chest, but above the renal arteries that branch off the aorta in the abdomen.
—Christopher Lee, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 24 Nov. 2024
From this large open area, the home branches off in two wings.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2024
Nodes branch off each other, with parent nodes affecting their children.
—PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Ideal positioning of the IABP balloon is below the subclavian artery that branches off the aorta in the chest, but above the renal arteries that branch off the aorta in the abdomen.
—Christopher Lee, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Branch off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/branch%20off. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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