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something that naturally develops or is developed from something else
a spin-off of the popular television series
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Recent Examples of spin-offs
The show has already generated a litany of spin-offs, with American, celebrity and junior offshoots.
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Will Barker, TheWeek, 26 Jan. 2026
Oreo has been issuing new flavors for years, and the spin-offs have become more of a feature than a bug.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
The notebook includes not just copies of letters in the Watkins papers but Virginia’s meticulous record of her fact-checking and her correspondence with Polly about the book’s success, spin-offs, sequels, and other projects carrying on to Polly’s death in 1962.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
The review, being carried out by Citi, is assessing a full range of alternatives, including partnerships, divestitures and spin-offs.
—Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
Paramount sells the likes of Yellowstone and its spin-offs, and in Cannes was heavily visible through its launch of Boston Blue, the latest series in the Blue Bloods universe.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
One of their most fruitful partnerships has been with Ninja Gaiden and Dynasty Warriors publisher, Koei Tecmo, on a string of Zelda spin-offs called Hyrule Warriors.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
For the first time in the history of Love Is Blind—both the original American franchise and its many international spin-offs—every contestant ended up alone.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
The film, made on a shoestring budget, launched a franchise that includes four movie sequels and spin-offs (a fifth is expected in summer 2026), a TV series, comic books, video games and a stage musical.
—Greg Crawford, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Will Barker, TheWeek, 26 Jan. 2026
Oreo has been issuing new flavors for years, and the spin-offs have become more of a feature than a bug.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
The notebook includes not just copies of letters in the Watkins papers but Virginia’s meticulous record of her fact-checking and her correspondence with Polly about the book’s success, spin-offs, sequels, and other projects carrying on to Polly’s death in 1962.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
The review, being carried out by Citi, is assessing a full range of alternatives, including partnerships, divestitures and spin-offs.
—Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
Paramount sells the likes of Yellowstone and its spin-offs, and in Cannes was heavily visible through its launch of Boston Blue, the latest series in the Blue Bloods universe.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
One of their most fruitful partnerships has been with Ninja Gaiden and Dynasty Warriors publisher, Koei Tecmo, on a string of Zelda spin-offs called Hyrule Warriors.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
For the first time in the history of Love Is Blind—both the original American franchise and its many international spin-offs—every contestant ended up alone.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
The film, made on a shoestring budget, launched a franchise that includes four movie sequels and spin-offs (a fifth is expected in summer 2026), a TV series, comic books, video games and a stage musical.
—Greg Crawford, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spin-offs
Noun
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The global market capitalization of all coins has shed more than $2 trillion in that time, and fewer and fewer traders are dabbling in meme coins and derivatives.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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According to BofA estimates, nearly a fifth of that action came via parlays—multi-leg sequences familiar to sportsbook customers but now wrapped in the language of derivatives and trading.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Silicon Valley dreamt up poor derivations of past cautionary tales and created a monoculture of exploitative social media feeds and predatory data-hungry apps that birthed Orwell’s surveillance state.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Spin-offs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spin-offs. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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