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 branched
Plants are heavily branched, with each branch producing one or more fruit clusters.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
That same year, Netflix branched into original programming with House of Cards, a political thriller featuring Kevin Spacey.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
The Rangers, for example, spun off their events division into REV Entertainment, which presents a horde of events at Globe Life Field and also has branched into other venues, as well.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
Under his leadership the firm has branched into an array of new markets including drug development and artificial intelligence data centers.
—Aaron Gregg, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
The brand also recently branched into socks in December.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
The researchers found that Prototaxites’ tubes branched wildly, whereas the threadlike hyphae in modern fungi follow more orderly patterns.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
The mission branched into collaborations and live-score premieres with composers and filmmakers and composers such as Mica Levi, Nicholas Britell, Barry Jenkins, Terrence Malick, Jane Campion, and Alejandro González Iñárritu.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 Dec. 2025
Here rose swamps and ponds, enormous dark lakes and silver rivers that branched and ran like strands of mycelium.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
That same year, Netflix branched into original programming with House of Cards, a political thriller featuring Kevin Spacey.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
The Rangers, for example, spun off their events division into REV Entertainment, which presents a horde of events at Globe Life Field and also has branched into other venues, as well.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
Under his leadership the firm has branched into an array of new markets including drug development and artificial intelligence data centers.
—Aaron Gregg, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
The brand also recently branched into socks in December.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
The researchers found that Prototaxites’ tubes branched wildly, whereas the threadlike hyphae in modern fungi follow more orderly patterns.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
The mission branched into collaborations and live-score premieres with composers and filmmakers and composers such as Mica Levi, Nicholas Britell, Barry Jenkins, Terrence Malick, Jane Campion, and Alejandro González Iñárritu.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 Dec. 2025
Here rose swamps and ponds, enormous dark lakes and silver rivers that branched and ran like strands of mycelium.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for branched
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While Vietnam radiated warmth as a whole, Cuba revealed its charm in smaller moments, like when the fun-loving construction workers in Havana lit up at gifts brought from the States.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
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Hearts radiated from her headpiece to her hem, with a single heart placed near her pelvis.—
Anika Burgess,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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That, Miranda decided in November, was where two tightly aligned paths diverged.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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As for the three Guatemalan men detained on Christmas Eve outside of Springfield, their paths diverged at the Greene County Jail gates.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
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The brand’s signature Plum Superfruit Complex—infused with antioxidant-rich oil and extract derived from farm-fresh plums—locks in moisture and supports collagen production.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2026
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Weeks later, eight individuals and two entities, including North Korean bankers and institutions, were sanctioned for laundering funds derived from cybercrime and IT worker fraud schemes.—
Lisa Cavazuti,
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
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In preparation for the book – which stemmed in part from a graduate thesis paper Dapier wrote – the author interviewed students at Lane Technical College Preparatory High School in Chicago.—
Tahneer Oksman,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2026
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Iran has also stemmed the flow of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, by threatening to attack any passing vessels.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
7 Mar. 2026
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