branched

verb

Definition of branchednext
past tense of branch
as in radiated
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 Synonyms for branched
  1. radiated
  2. diverged
  3. derived
Verb
  • See Demi Moore, whose ultra-long hair was styled into silky, undulating waves that radiated health at the Governors Awards on las tweek.
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Liza meant so much to so many, and her smile radiated happiness, energy, and comfort.
    Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of radiated
Verb
  • When the last of the wine was finally secured and the drivers strapped in, the semis, each escorted by an armored truck, rumbled past the steel gates and then diverged, assigned to separate routes down the mountain, across more than a thousand miles and three state lines, headed for California.
    Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Two diverged roads Frozen turkeys, which go through a blast freezer for about 24 hours to freeze, can be held for months.
    Solcyré Burga, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of diverged
Verb
  • The reprogrammed cells were injected into a mouse embryo, resulting in a chimeric mouse with physical traits derived from both the donor embryo and the reprogrammed stem cells.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • It's derived from the Latin word solstitium.
    John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of derived
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Thesaurus Entries Near branched

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branched

branched (out)

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