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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Verb
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Her glam was also a nod to Old Hollywood, as the star rocked a bold red lip and smokey eye, paired with her blonde bombshell curls parted on the side.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025 -
Daedone persuaded the swelling ranks of OM enthusiasts, givers and receivers alike, to join an experiment in communal living, gradually parting them from their wealth and autonomy.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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That’s one investment that has proved rather unfruitful so far, although things appear to be looking up for WBD investors currently with company on the auction block and simultaneously preparing to separate its cable operations and studios/streaming into to companies.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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The actor and his ex-wife Dewan, 44, separated back in 2018 and settled their divorce in September 2024.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Only recently did their stories diverge.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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The key people in Haiti hold diverging views on whether to maintain or modify the current transitional governance arrangement, Guterres said.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Branch (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/branch%20%28out%29. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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