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 First, mast cells branched away from the early macrophages. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026 On June 2, Sandy also branched for the first time. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 June 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 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 Nintendo has branched into theme parks through partnerships with Universal Studios. — David Henkin, Forbes.com, 30 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for branched
  1. radiated
  2. diverged
  3. derived
  4. stemmed
Verb
  • Her exhibit design vision, envisaged in partnership with partner Paul Cournet and his studio Cloud, incorporated luminescence and hues that radiated from the gems, dictating the color palette of purple, green, yellow and pink.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 25 June 2026
  • Neon blue airbrushing radiated off a sunshine-yellow base, while hot pink auras stood in stark contrast to white French tips.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 23 June 2026
Definition of radiated
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  • Where the sources diverged more meaningfully is in explaining why institutions haven’t intervened—and each offered a different piece of the puzzle.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • States controlled by Democrats and those led by Republicans have diverged in recent years over gun legislation, with some Republican states passing laws to relax firearm restrictions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Definition of diverged
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  • Some explanations of bodily difference were obviously wrong, such as physician and signer of the Declaration of Independence Benjamin Rush’s conviction that the dark skin of African Americans was a disease, derived from leprosy.
    — Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • The real benefit is derived when the feedback is followed by visible action that improves experience, trust and retention.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of derived
Verb
  • That extraordinary response stemmed partly from the scale of the thing.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 June 2026
  • Brooklyn stemmed the flow, but Dallas was cruising and got to 20-14 match point.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of stemmed

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