1
as in limbs
a branch of a main stem especially of a plant
we knew the rosebush had survived the harsh winter when it began producing offshoots and turning green again
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as in derivations
something that naturally develops or is developed from something else
opened a shop selling fancy foods as an offshoot of their very successful restaurant
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Recent Examples of offshoots
Sitake says that individual ideas or approaches are usually offshoots from someone else’s.
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Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
What does their potential lack of consciousness mean for humanity and its offshoots?
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
The showcase is split into five sections that help craft a flowing narrative detailing how artists relate to sports, how fans relate to sports and the various offshoots that stem from athletics.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Doyle, who has been a producer on SNL for 15 years and also has produced various offshoots and specials, has moved to the show’s top producing tear.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2025
In the decades since its founding, the 'Ndrangheta has expanded its empire beyond Italy and has international offshoots in Canada, Australia and the United States, among several other countries, per the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Nuclear submarines, paired with those Pillar 2 offshoots, will therefore be transformational.
—Gary Roughead, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
The Dutton Ranch is one of several Yellowstone franchise offshoots currently in the works.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 25 Aug. 2025
The Dutton Ranch is one of many Yellowstone offshoots, including the prequel series 1883 and 1923.
—EW.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
What does their potential lack of consciousness mean for humanity and its offshoots?
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
The showcase is split into five sections that help craft a flowing narrative detailing how artists relate to sports, how fans relate to sports and the various offshoots that stem from athletics.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Doyle, who has been a producer on SNL for 15 years and also has produced various offshoots and specials, has moved to the show’s top producing tear.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2025
In the decades since its founding, the 'Ndrangheta has expanded its empire beyond Italy and has international offshoots in Canada, Australia and the United States, among several other countries, per the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Nuclear submarines, paired with those Pillar 2 offshoots, will therefore be transformational.
—Gary Roughead, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
The Dutton Ranch is one of several Yellowstone franchise offshoots currently in the works.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 25 Aug. 2025
The Dutton Ranch is one of many Yellowstone offshoots, including the prequel series 1883 and 1923.
—EW.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offshoots
Noun
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Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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As my daughter’s face paled, and a man in a clown mask stalked the aisles, panic seized my limbs.—
Christa Carmen,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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
Noun
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Make sure to leave an inch of the shoot remaining on the clove to encourage the sprouts to keep growing.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
26 Oct. 2025
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Cold-tolerant crops like kale and Brussels sprouts handle frost with ease and often taste better after a spell of cold weather.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Many big shareholders use robo-voting, automatically following proxy advisors' advice without doing their own analysis, said Rose, who once worked as an assistant derivatives trader at Citibank in New York before attending law school.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Sugar alcohols are derivatives of sugar that have been chemically changed.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Shams campus already houses podcast studios, filming spaces, and training centers that have hosted eight TV series and multiple commercial shoots.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Suddenly, his face was everywhere, from fashion shoots to television appearances.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Offshoots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offshoots. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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