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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 offshoot
Fashion Trend 2025: At The Cape An unexpected offshoot of the ladylike trend, the swift rise in capes, capelets and similar silhouettes points to a deeper refinement of quiet luxury.
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Lauren Caruso, refinery29.com, 18 Dec. 2024
After half a century of Assad family rule, reigning over Syria today is the former offshoot of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), whose leader, Abu Mohammed al-Golani, now going by his real name, Ahmed al-Sharaa, pledges to oversee a freer and more inclusive future for his country.
—Tom O'Connor, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
Perhaps the only thing tougher than being a major cable network these days is being the offshoot of a major cable network.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
The opposition force that toppled Bashar Assad’s regime this month was led by an al Qaeda offshoot, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which has tried to rebrand itself as a more moderate Islamist movement, but will have to prove itself in power.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
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Lauren Caruso, refinery29.com, 18 Dec. 2024
After half a century of Assad family rule, reigning over Syria today is the former offshoot of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), whose leader, Abu Mohammed al-Golani, now going by his real name, Ahmed al-Sharaa, pledges to oversee a freer and more inclusive future for his country.
—Tom O'Connor, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
Perhaps the only thing tougher than being a major cable network these days is being the offshoot of a major cable network.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
The opposition force that toppled Bashar Assad’s regime this month was led by an al Qaeda offshoot, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which has tried to rebrand itself as a more moderate Islamist movement, but will have to prove itself in power.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offshoot
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The tornado snapped a couple of large branches before whizzing north across Rockwood Road and Walkers Ferry Road, where the twister snapped more large limbs and knocked a tree down.Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025
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The weather agency warned that gusty winds could knock down tree limbs, with possible minor hail damage to vegetation.Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
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The tint, inspired by that post-facial glow, is packed with moisturizing, plumping, and reparative ingredients like sodium hyaluronate (a derivative of hyaluronic acid), peptides, ceramides, cactus extract, squalane, and sheer pigments.Kiana Murden, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2024
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Made without animal derivatives, the product is available in 13 shades—including several that cater to blondes.Jenny Berg, Allure, 31 Dec. 2024
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The now-dominant faction in Syria, Hayat Tahrir al Sham, an outgrowth of al Qaeda, has pledged tolerance of all minorities.Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Dec. 2024
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If an individual went through a famine or a plague during their lifetime, lesions or outgrowths on the skeleton or the teeth would show this and indicate a person’s frailty.Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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But just keep in mind that is the derivation of the three-point shot.Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
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One focus of the program will be on work related to organic matter in the early stages of consideration as alternatives for design and manufacturing—things like algae, mycelium, and derivations of living organisms like insects—as structure for bioplastics, textiles, and pigment.Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2024
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On dinner tables frequented by Brussels sprouts, meatloaf is the well-meaning uncle whose knee-slappers are beloved, but not particularly hip.Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025
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The ranch house, located in their hometown of Plains, in Sumter County, features a pond Jimmy helped dig and a magnolia tree transplanted from a sprout from a tree that Andrew Jackson planted on the lawn of the White House nearly 200 years ago.Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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The weed contains two psoralen derivates that can darken sick upon exposure to UV light.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2024
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This, combined with new and streamlined venues for retail investors to participate in the growing demand for a variety of spot, derivate, and synthetic funds and indices is set to continue push crypto ETF access to new heights.Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Fires can even rejuvenate Pando by clearing out competing vegetation, creating the open, sunlit spaces its young shoots need to grow.Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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The film underwent a lengthy post-production process after wrapping its shoot in December 2022, and was originally scheduled for a March 2024 release.Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 10 Jan. 2025
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This is all the result of the stronger cash flow that the Small Business Deduction makes possible, and with a stronger balance sheet, banks have been more willing to finance growth.John E. Kelly Jr., Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
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However, the firm is wisely pushing into alternative strategies, such as infrastructure and private credit, with a series of acquisitions to fuel its next leg of growth.Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Offshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offshoot. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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