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 Sellers have cut prices, closed stores, branched into other patriotic merchandise or turned to Trump’s rallies for sales. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 Just east of the creek – which was crossed by a stone bridge built in 1896 – Monticello's main street branched north from the highway near Gunn Ranch. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026 Swooping in Xtracycle got its start providing cargo trailers for mountain bikes and then branched into dedicated cargo bikes. — ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026 The branched-chain fatty acids were only detected in the cats’ kidneys, but not in the other tissues the team examined. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026 Hunnam — in his star-turning role as Jax Teller, a member and later president of SAMCRO — branched into film during the show’s final seasons. — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for branched
  1. radiated
  2. diverged
  3. derived
  4. stemmed
Verb
  • The 48-year-old lawyer radiated in a mint green top and sparkly jewelry while showing off her new haircut.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The surrounding countryside, by comparison, was littered with large numbers of trees that were toppled as the shock waves produced by the exploding asteroid high above radiated downward.
    — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of radiated
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  • Investors diverged from doctors Moderna shares fell as much as 25% Thursday, before regaining some ground, after partial data from the trial leaked on social media.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The renewal is good news for Carrie fans as Season 1 diverged from the ending of King’s book to leave things off on a cliffhanger.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of diverged
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  • The twist here is that the action is derived from two different points in history, switching back and forth between eras and ultimately melding the two.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The guarantee derived from a calculation by Hoover’s engineering deputy, Arthur Powell Davis, that so much water flowed down the river that there would always be enough to meet every state’s needs.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of derived
Verb
  • The bulk of the increase stemmed directly from energy prices, which have shot higher this year because of the war with Iran.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • But Kozlowski said his concerns about Flock cameras stemmed specifically from the risk that data could be shared with unauthorized parties.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of stemmed

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