as in to part
to go or move in different directions from a central point
the vine branched out as it climbed the trellis
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Sitting cross-legged on the floor while her scalp was parted and pulled by a cousin, an auntie, someone who loved her.—
Ruhama Wolle,
Vogue,
22 May 2025 -
The crowd parted, and a tiny woman with a big smile emerged.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2025
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The couples who were separated in the show — like Jack and Kate, Desmond and Penny and Sawyer and Juliet — all reunited in those flashes.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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The two are separated by an Interstate 95 overpass and the complex intersection of South Miami Avenue, South Dixie Highway, Brickell Avenue and Southwest 26th Road.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
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Privacy, security, and ethics are converging, not diverging.—
Diana Spehar,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Additionally, responses diverged by geographic region.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2025
Verb
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Divided Society Finally, the uneven distribution of access to and benefits from humanoid technology could divide society even further.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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These changes, called genetic mutations, cause bone marrow cells to grow and divide too quickly.11 Experts don’t fully understand why these genetic mutations happen.—
Health,
Health,
24 May 2025
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“Branch (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/branch%20%28out%29. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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