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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
Murano will be an offshoot of the chef’s namesake Ferraro’s Kitchen Restaurant and Wine Bar in Miami and Blue Ridge, Georgia, and will feature dishes such as sea scallop gratin, zucchini rolls with shrimps and polpo alla Adriatica.
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
Later, New Music Seminar leaders Mark Josephson and Joel Webber visit Austin with an eye to creating a regional offshoot.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 23 July 2025
Now, the long, strange trip continues with two separate screenings on IMAX.
Dead & Company — the offshoot that celebrated its 10th anniversary this year with another residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas — will livestream the last of their three shows in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2025
Weir and Hart are two of the three surviving original Grateful Dead members, the other being Bill Kreutzmann, who signed on with the offshoot group when it was formed 10 years ago but has since left.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 21 July 2025
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
Later, New Music Seminar leaders Mark Josephson and Joel Webber visit Austin with an eye to creating a regional offshoot.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 23 July 2025
Now, the long, strange trip continues with two separate screenings on IMAX.
Dead & Company — the offshoot that celebrated its 10th anniversary this year with another residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas — will livestream the last of their three shows in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2025
Weir and Hart are two of the three surviving original Grateful Dead members, the other being Bill Kreutzmann, who signed on with the offshoot group when it was formed 10 years ago but has since left.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offshoot
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George Anton is hungry, but he’s become used to the sensation—the urgent, aching feeling in his stomach, the heaviness of his limbs.—
Claire Porter Robbins,
The Atlantic,
1 Aug. 2025
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Another passenger in his 60s has head wounds, the publication reported, while the groom is believed to have suffered limb injuries in the crash.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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According to the Futures Industry Association, the country now accounts for nearly 60% of global equity derivatives volumes.—
Spriha Srivastava,
CNBC,
10 July 2025
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The firm argues that without players like Jane Street, there would be no link between the Indian derivatives market and its real economy.—
Daniel Schlaepfer,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The event is an outgrowth of the district's Free Week festival which takes place each January.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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The Diddy federal trial is the outgrowth of a civil suit filed, in 2023, by Ventura against Combs.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
3 July 2025
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Bose found a stronger mathematical derivation of Planck’s law.—
Matt von Hippel,
Quanta Magazine,
23 June 2025
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And since the derivation of it was ‘100 men versus a gorilla’ ...—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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Choline is an essential micronutrient found in various foods, including poultry, dairy products (such as milk, yogurt and eggs), cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and Brussels sprouts, beans and some fish, according to the USDA.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
16 July 2025
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Avoid foods that produce gas: Brussels sprouts, turnips, cabbage, onions, garlic, beans, and lentils can produce gas, which can trigger bloating.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
16 July 2025
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Deutsche Börse, which runs the Frankfurt Stock Exchange from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time five days a week for derivates and structured products, echoed Euronext.—
Ganesh Rao,Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
22 July 2025
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Coinbase bought a crypto derivates exchange, Deribit, for $2.9 billion .—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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From movement coaches for fashion shoots to employing security at book signings, the world looks very different nowadays for England women’s footballers.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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Eastwood worked fast, priding himself on the ability to reduce shoot days to a minimum, and doing a scant number of takes.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 July 2025
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Without a decisive course correction, it's projected to soar past $50 trillion in the coming years—crippling future generations with crushing interest payments, stifling economic growth, and leaving America vulnerable to foreign adversaries who hold our debt.—
Kevin Sabet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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Once contained to local disputes resolved between communities, the violence has exploded into mass killings fueled by population growth, the climate crisis, and the collapse of traditional peacemaking.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
26 July 2025
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“Offshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offshoot. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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