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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So their branching off into entertainment is really smart, especially in the Image Awards period, because so many perceptions are formed through entertainment.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
According to project maps shared with local officials, the pipeline would extend from an existing line in Lake County, branching off about halfway between Interstate 94 and Route 45, north of Rosecrans Road.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
The Spencer Trail branches off; an old pack mule route hacked from the cliffs.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Coach Reid Cashman is a branch off Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold’s tree.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
According to project maps shared with local officials, the pipeline would extend from an existing line in Lake County, branching off about halfway between Interstate 94 and Route 45, north of Rosecrans Road.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
The Spencer Trail branches off; an old pack mule route hacked from the cliffs.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Coach Reid Cashman is a branch off Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold’s tree.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Branch off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/branch%20off. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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