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as in derivative
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
While the company can trace its history back to the first United Supermarket founded in 1916 in Sayre, Oklahoma, the Homeland name and banner were not created until the late '80s as an offshoot of the Oklahoma division of Safeway.
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Janae Williams, Oklahoman, 26 Mar. 2026
Bernhard’s barely contained incestuous desires (The Loser is only one of a suite of works about brother-sister love and hate, alongside Correction, The Lime Works, and Concrete) are the product of individual psychologies run amok and turned back on themselves, the offshoots of artistic monomania.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Launched in August 2025 (as an offshoot of financier Media Capital Technologies), the fledgling label entered the movie market with a clear pitch.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
This sound derives from gorenoise, the heavy rock offshoot that’s been going for decades.
—Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
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Janae Williams, Oklahoman, 26 Mar. 2026
Bernhard’s barely contained incestuous desires (The Loser is only one of a suite of works about brother-sister love and hate, alongside Correction, The Lime Works, and Concrete) are the product of individual psychologies run amok and turned back on themselves, the offshoots of artistic monomania.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Launched in August 2025 (as an offshoot of financier Media Capital Technologies), the fledgling label entered the movie market with a clear pitch.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
This sound derives from gorenoise, the heavy rock offshoot that’s been going for decades.
—Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offshoot
Noun
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Comments on all of the videos point out inconsistent character designs from scene to scene, including varying faces and extra limbs.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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Say yes to experimentation and going out on a limb!—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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Because of this, the market begins to feel less isolated and more linked to the broader derivative of space.—
Felysha Walker,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, crypto services firm Coinbase has an attractive growth opportunity in crypto derivatives trading, its subscription and services business (which includes stablecoins and prime brokerage) and new products like prediction markets, equities trading, banking, and wealth, the note said.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2026
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So authentication is an outgrowth of that original interest.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Nasal polyps, which are found in up to 4% of people, are an outgrowth of the nasal lining that usually occurs in both nostrils.—
Adam Taylor,
CNN Money,
8 Mar. 2026
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Five years after he was killed, in response to political unrest, the government increased the derivation fund to 13 percent for oil-producing states.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Large Language Models often struggle with precise derivations and calculations in theoretical physics, sometimes exhibiting inconsistent reasoning.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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And chlorpropham, a sprout inhibitor detected in 90% of potato samples, is already banned in the European Union over health concerns.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Fan favorites include a Teriyaki Chicken bowl with avocado and brussel sprouts and the Spicy Korean Steak bowl with bok choy.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Mar. 2026
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Wall Street is also taking notice of the chipmaker as a derivate play of Alphabet’s growing AI dominance.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
24 Nov. 2025
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With unique enough lore and a unique style, Saxon avoids making a derivate fable.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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Our sister publication Variety first published the cast and start of shoot announcement.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2026
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Shah had received a phone call from an unknown person and abruptly left the shoot.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Weather conditions will be favorable for rapid fire growth.—
Joe Ruch,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Its population was not quite 6,000 in 2010, was around 11,500 in 2020 and now is nearly 22,000, growth that caused schools to burst at the seams.—
Noah Daly,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Offshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offshoot. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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