as in to divide
to set or force apart
the rise of cable television ramified the audience, creating ever smaller segments for an ever growing array of programming choices
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Recent Examples of ramify
Derivatives also had the habit of magnifying volatility as the risk ramified from the underlying asset— interest rates, commodities, bonds—into the derivatives like a fuse setting off a bomb.
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Scott Patterson, Fortune, 13 June 2023
The theme ramified in a couple of directions, including Alabama’s death row.
—al, 21 Feb. 2023
During Silkie’s tenure in our household, he was frequently held, extravagantly complimented, and housed in a twin set of terraria connected by an ever-ramifying system of bendable plastic tubes and kitted out with an exercise wheel and a lookout tower.
—Anne Fadiman, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Feb. 2023
As with king cakes – and Mardi Gras in general – the madness tends to ramify.
—al, 19 Jan. 2023
For an object that is fundamentally a box, designed to keep things inside it, the shipping container is a remarkable lesson in the uncontainable nature of modern life—the way our choices, like our goods, ramify around the world.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 30 May 2022
The outcome of the Kings River conflict will ramify throughout the Central Valley and the state.
—Susie Cagle, Wired, 12 Apr. 2022
But in complex technological systems, small mistakes may rapidly ramify and compound into large problems.
—Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 16 Aug. 2021
But as the forking paths continue to ramify, Truth is to be found not in one place, but everywhere.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 5 Jan. 2021
Scott Patterson, Fortune, 13 June 2023
The theme ramified in a couple of directions, including Alabama’s death row.
—al, 21 Feb. 2023
During Silkie’s tenure in our household, he was frequently held, extravagantly complimented, and housed in a twin set of terraria connected by an ever-ramifying system of bendable plastic tubes and kitted out with an exercise wheel and a lookout tower.
—Anne Fadiman, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Feb. 2023
As with king cakes – and Mardi Gras in general – the madness tends to ramify.
—al, 19 Jan. 2023
For an object that is fundamentally a box, designed to keep things inside it, the shipping container is a remarkable lesson in the uncontainable nature of modern life—the way our choices, like our goods, ramify around the world.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 30 May 2022
The outcome of the Kings River conflict will ramify throughout the Central Valley and the state.
—Susie Cagle, Wired, 12 Apr. 2022
But in complex technological systems, small mistakes may rapidly ramify and compound into large problems.
—Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 16 Aug. 2021
But as the forking paths continue to ramify, Truth is to be found not in one place, but everywhere.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 5 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ramify
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The galleries are categorized according to three themes — religion, kingship, and society — and divided into historical eras: Predynastic, the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, the Late Kingdom, Ptolemaic (Greek) Egypt, and the Roman period.—
Kate McMahon,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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Astrology divides the zodiac into elemental groups: Earth: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn Fire: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius Air: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius Water: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces Each element reflects a distinct set of traits and tendencies.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
24 Jan. 2025
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An additional 10 percent of those sales, plus the sales of books that are not earmarked for a specific store, gets split up and distributed to every store on Bookshop's platform.—
Boone Ashworth,
WIRED,
28 Jan. 2025
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Wooden fences sagged and split, their paint faded and peeling.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2025
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The plan to separate Lionsgate into two entities — Lionsgate Studios and Starz Entertainment — now awaits regulatory approval and then a shareholder vote.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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This stylish oasis is separated from the main spa and boasts an intimate relaxation lounge with Fendi furniture and a mother-of-pearl shower for two.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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Over time, this disconnect leads to emotional isolation.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
25 Jan. 2025
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Its leaders are totally disconnected from scientific reality, from rational debate, from basic empathy.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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