branched

verb

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 branched The family branched into two-wheelers in 1979 under Venu Srinivasan, who forged a partnership with Suzuki Motor for technology and engineering expertise. — Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026 On June 2, Sandy also branched for the first time. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 June 2026 Over time, the firm expanded through acquisitions and branched into business software, health care technology and financial services, renaming itself Global Growth in 2020, according to its website. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 May 2026 First, mast cells branched away from the early macrophages. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026 Best known for its TurboTax platform, Intuit has branched into accounting with QuickBooks, credit scoring through Credit Karma and email automation via Mailchimp. — Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026 Flowers bloom late spring to early summer atop wiry, branched, nearly leafless stems rising to 24 inches tall above an 18-inch-tall clump of deep green leaves. — Judy Nauseef, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2026 The starch molecule is branched and doesn’t pack together very tightly. — Julie Pollock, The Conversation, 1 May 2026 Key differences include hollow versus solid stems, branched versus single stems and hairy versus smooth leaves. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for branched
  1. radiated
  2. diverged
  3. derived
  4. stemmed
Verb
  • Gomez radiated in another stunning look for a Rare Beginnings campaign video.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 28 July 2026
  • Team staff pulled him off the field at a clearly predesignated time, and his quiet, simmering frustration radiated across the entire facility.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
Definition of radiated
Verb
  • With the genome sequencing, the researchers estimated that the bacteria in the two urine samples diverged from a common ancestor one to two years before the woman’s current state.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
  • Their interests have diverged over a number of issues, including oil quotas.
    — Garrett Haake, NBC news, 22 July 2026
Definition of diverged
Verb
  • According to Naval News, the HDS-MGP (Hyundai Design Submarine – Marina de Guerra del Perú) is a 65-meter, 1,500-tonne conventional submarine derived from HD Hyundai’s HDS-1500 export design.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026
  • Traditional purchases are combined with equivalent units derived from individual track sales and streaming activity to determine where each title lands.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of derived
Verb
  • The suspension stemmed in part from Liang’s frustration over online reports about his comments to investors during his first financing deal, which closed in June and raised $7 billion for the AI lab, the people said.
    — Haze Fan, Fortune, 25 July 2026
  • Crabgrass is an annual weed that is multi-stemmed and often grows low to the ground.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 16 July 2026
Definition of stemmed

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