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as in limbs
a major outgrowth from the main stem of a woody plant
I loved climbing among the branches of that old tree
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as in affiliates
a local unit of an organization
a bank with many neighborhood branches
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as in tributaries
a stream that flows into a larger body of water
the Blue Nile, the Atbara, and the White Nile are the three primary branches of the Nile River
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as in departments
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the two branches of the U.S. Congress
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as in radiates
to extend outwards from or as if from a central point
threads branched from the center of the spider web
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for branches
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Significant ice accumulation on power lines and tree limbs may cause widespread and long-lasting power outages, according to the NWS.—
Martha McHardy,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025 -
Ice could weigh down tree limbs and power lines.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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One effective way to foster cross-functional collaboration is by creating a peer group across departments.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Legal departments identified the risks, and many companies started publicizing internal policies that prohibited the use of GenAI due to the risk of leaking confidential information.—
Vincent Danen,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Instead, progress begins locally and radiates outward.—
Claire Foley,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Jan. 2025
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As the calendar turns its page from 2024 to 2025, the astronomical energy that radiates the cosmos will have a different effect on each of our lives.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
29 Dec. 2024
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The idea that dangerous people were coming here in droves and setting up potentially terrorist cells around the country.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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The Barcelona study exposed the tiny plastic particles to human intestinal cells and found they were absorbed in large amounts by digestive cells that produce mucus, even making their way into the cells' nuclei, where the DNA is kept.—
Hatty Willmoth,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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Finally, some agencies might specialize in particular areas of SEO, such as local SEO for brick-and-mortar businesses, e-commerce SEO for online retailers or international SEO for companies with a global presence.—
Bar Maimon,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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Government agencies, too, are feeling the pressure to do more with less while avoiding service cuts.—
Eric Steele,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Kinch and his comrades mentioned conversations with chapters around the county.—
Joshua Kaplan,
ProPublica,
4 Jan. 2025
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Johnson modeled its growth strategy on Starbucks, using a replicable template to establish new chapters.—
Marybeth Gasman,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Federal offices Most federal government offices will be closed on Thursday.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2025
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Still, his mayoral actions appear to at times benefit if not his personal clients, those of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, the firm where Suarez works, which has attorneys and offices all over the world.—
Sarah Blaskey,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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The transfers came just two days after Tisch made a number of administrative appointments, including new heads of the department’s public information and technology bureaus.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
22 Dec. 2024
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However, since March 2020, late and missing payments have not been reported to the credit reporting bureaus.—
Robert Farrington,
Forbes,
9 Oct. 2024
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“Branches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/branches. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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