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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Other ideas for rail expansion include extending the new north-south route further south or a branch off the main line to Valparaiso and Porter County Regional Airport, along with a possible route to Crown Point, Ziller said.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
The base of the crown was a thin band with five vertical decorations branching off.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Towanda, Trina, Toni, Tamar, and Traci Braxton Towanda, Trina, Toni, Tamar, and Traci Braxton came into the music industry together as part of the Braxtons girl group, and, even when Toni branched off into a solo career, her siblings offered support as her backup singers.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 15 May 2025
Filled with large, dancing fountains, colorful flowers, and lush landscaping, Celestial Park is the center of Epic Universe, with each land (plus the new Universal Helios Grand Hotel, a Loews Hotel) branching off this main hub.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
The base of the crown was a thin band with five vertical decorations branching off.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Towanda, Trina, Toni, Tamar, and Traci Braxton Towanda, Trina, Toni, Tamar, and Traci Braxton came into the music industry together as part of the Braxtons girl group, and, even when Toni branched off into a solo career, her siblings offered support as her backup singers.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 15 May 2025
Filled with large, dancing fountains, colorful flowers, and lush landscaping, Celestial Park is the center of Epic Universe, with each land (plus the new Universal Helios Grand Hotel, a Loews Hotel) branching off this main hub.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
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 26 Jun. 2025.
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