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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
His ethos is guided by the idea that physical appearance trumps all else, though its offshoots venture into sexist, misogynistic and racist philosophies.
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The tokens have swept the online collecting world recently, an offshoot of the boom in cryptocurrencies.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Young Sheldon offshoot Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage is currently airing its second season on CBS.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 Apr. 2026
Rafauli and Hästens created an offshoot mattress, drēmər, that’s available at a slightly more accessible price point—albeit without the leather base.
—Helena Madden, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The tokens have swept the online collecting world recently, an offshoot of the boom in cryptocurrencies.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Young Sheldon offshoot Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage is currently airing its second season on CBS.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 Apr. 2026
Rafauli and Hästens created an offshoot mattress, drēmər, that’s available at a slightly more accessible price point—albeit without the leather base.
—Helena Madden, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for offshoot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offshoot
Noun
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Shaggy moved his limbs as instructed, and the carriage slid back and forth.—
Natalie Meade,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Some limbs were trimmed from the large trees that provide shade.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The effort will discontinue or combine several petrochemical derivatives tied to polyethylene, acrylonitrile and polycarbonate diol, according to Asahi Kasei.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
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Part of April's 5% annual increase in prices for nonalcoholic beverages may be due to the petroleum derivative that goes into making plastic bottles, Foster said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
Noun
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By contrast, recent Supreme Court decisions clearing the way for Alabama and Louisiana to pursue more favorable maps were outgrowths of the justices’ historic ruling gutting a key provision of the federal Voting Rights Act.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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But masculinism is not merely an outgrowth of the attention economy.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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The token is a reference rather than a derivation of the data.—
Ed Leavens,
Forbes.com,
15 May 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
Noun
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Add Water Clover sprouts best when the weather is mild and the soil is damp.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 May 2026
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Serve up plenty of green veggies at your next holiday meal or family dinner with this casserole that's packed with both green beans and Brussels sprouts.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
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While Apple shares were up more than 4% in trading Friday, all of the derivate plays were trading in the red.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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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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The French documentarist Loïc Prigent joined the artist in New York for the shoot, which involved her lighting a whole lot of cigarettes and pushing a few TV sets out of the window.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
13 May 2026
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The six-week shoot between Stockholm, Sweden and Tallinn, Estonia is due to begin mid-August, with a local release via Scanbox Entertainment penciled for the fall 2027.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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In response to the growth of Russia’s dissent émigré community, new Russian language bookstores have opened from Prague to London.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Marais warns about an unregulated growth in satellite launches.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
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“Offshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offshoot. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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