1
a
: a collateral or derived branch, descendant, or member : outgrowth
b
: a lateral branch (as of a mountain range)
2
: a branch of a main stem especially of a plant
Examples of offshoot in a Sentence
The business started as an offshoot of an established fashion design company.
we knew the rosebush had survived the harsh winter when it began producing offshoots and turning green again
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The firm, founded in 2020, has expanded its operations, launching offshoots in the U.S. and Japan.
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Liang Lei, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
The Nashville-set offshoot is looking to join the Los Angeles-set mothership 9-1-1 on ABC, headlined by Bassett, which is looking good for a Season 9 renewal at ABC.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Boston Blue, as the offshoot is tentatively titled, finds Wahlberg’s Danny Reagan taking a position with the Boston PD.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 18 Feb. 2025
And there was attention paid during the speeches both to the improbable fact that an offshoot of the group, Dead & Company, is still out there playing, 60 years after the original group’s formation, even as Weir acknowledged absences at the dais.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
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Liang Lei, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
The Nashville-set offshoot is looking to join the Los Angeles-set mothership 9-1-1 on ABC, headlined by Bassett, which is looking good for a Season 9 renewal at ABC.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Boston Blue, as the offshoot is tentatively titled, finds Wahlberg’s Danny Reagan taking a position with the Boston PD.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 18 Feb. 2025
And there was attention paid during the speeches both to the improbable fact that an offshoot of the group, Dead & Company, is still out there playing, 60 years after the original group’s formation, even as Weir acknowledged absences at the dais.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Offshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/offshoot. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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offshoot
noun
off·shoot
ˈȯf-ˌshüt 
1
: something that branches out from something else
2
: a branch of a main stem of a plant
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