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as in tributary
a stream that flows into a larger body of water
the Blue Nile, the Atbara, and the White Nile are the three primary branches of the Nile River
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as in department
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the two branches of the U.S. Congress
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as in to radiate
to extend outwards from or as if from a central point
threads branched from the center of the spider web
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Recent Examples of branch
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026
Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
Best known for its TurboTax platform, Intuit has branched into accounting with QuickBooks, credit scoring through Credit Karma and email automation via Mailchimp.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
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Noun
Once on the tree limb, the young birds can flap their wings, jump, and then land on a lower branch or back in their nest.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026
Verb
Riders make their way through a mesa area on Tatooine with options to choose three or four branching paths.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
Best known for its TurboTax platform, Intuit has branched into accounting with QuickBooks, credit scoring through Credit Karma and email automation via Mailchimp.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for branch
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Strong to severe thunderstorms with brilliant lightning and booming thunder swept through the Kansas City area early Monday, knocking out power to thousands and downing some trees and limbs in the metro.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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Their stocky bodies sit low to the ground, and their limbs are muscular.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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As the video drew more attention, protesters gathered at the Shelby Police Department Friday to denounce the officer’s actions and call on the department to take action before he was fired, CNN affiliate WBTV reported.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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Carol Ann Beall was arrested in connection with the death of William Reginald Sipfle on Thursday, May 28, and charged with first-degree murder for the death of William Reginald Sipfle, NBC affiliate KVOA and CBS affiliate KOLD reported, citing the Pima County Sheriff's Department (PCSD).—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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The Blue River is a tributary of the Missouri River, which is a main source of drinking water for the region.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
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In Oregon, the three reservoirs where fishing limits were lifted all store water from the Powder River, a tributary of the Snake River, which flows through the northeast part of the state.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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Strauss, who killed himself in 2005, was employed by Ohio State’s athletic department and medical staff for nearly two decades.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Mullin took over from former Secretary Kristi Noem in March after she was fired not long after lawmakers pressed her about the department’s massive spending.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Insulate sun-facing walls and garage doors to block heat from radiating inside.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
2 June 2026
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Your beauty radiates from your core.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
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Packing more cells onto a slightly bigger ship could usefully increase US capabilities.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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LiPfe offers a new experimental model that enables scientists to work with a structured piece of animal tissue that maintains its own immune activity, cell cycling, and nutrient intake, without ethical concerns that come with experimenting on live animals.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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Instead, pluralism, naturally associated with diversity and popular agency, was made into the cultural face of capitalism—it was branded as a false openness mimicking the free market, as a flattening that might cause art and art history to lose the threads of progress and quality.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Aguilar was taken into custody during a SWAT operation involving multiple law enforcement agencies.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Recent ceasefire agreements between Israel and the Lebanese government have done little to stem the fighting.—
Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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Watercress curled like a dragon’s tail through a broth infused with the pleasantly medical earthiness of chuan bei, an herb in the lily family known to help stem a cough.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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“Branch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/branch. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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