Offshoot
noun
A thing that develops or is produced from something else.
The local soccer team is an offshoot of the school sports program.
Often appears as...
- offshoot of
- produce an offshoot
noun
A section or group that becomes independent from its original source, particularly in relation to organizations or movements.
The splinter group was an offshoot of the main political party.
Often appears as...
- offshoot group
- political offshoot
noun
In horticulture, an offshoot is a branch or stem arising from the main stem of a plant.
To propagate the plant, you can remove an offshoot and plant it in a separate pot.
Often appears as...
- plant offshoot
- remove offshoot
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noun
A thing that develops or is produced from something else.
The local soccer team is an offshoot of the school sports program.
Often appears as...
- offshoot of
- produce an offshoot
noun
A section or group that becomes independent from its original source, particularly in relation to organizations or movements.
The splinter group was an offshoot of the main political party.
Often appears as...
- offshoot group
- political offshoot
noun
In horticulture, an offshoot is a branch or stem arising from the main stem of a plant.
To propagate the plant, you can remove an offshoot and plant it in a separate pot.
Often appears as...
- plant offshoot
- remove offshoot
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to describe things like projects or ideas that grow from an original concept.
The film festival was an offshoot of the city's cultural revival plan.
Pro Tip 2/2Derived Product
'Offshoot' can refer to a product that evolved from the main product, which may serve a similar purpose.
The educational app is an offshoot of the classroom curriculum.
Pro Tip 1/2Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to describe things like projects or ideas that grow from an original concept.
The film festival was an offshoot of the city's cultural revival plan.
Pro Tip 2/2Derived Product
'Offshoot' can refer to a product that evolved from the main product, which may serve a similar purpose.
The educational app is an offshoot of the classroom curriculum.
Pro Tip 1/2Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to describe things like projects or ideas that grow from an original concept.
The film festival was an offshoot of the city's cultural revival plan.
Pro Tip 2/2Derived Product
'Offshoot' can refer to a product that evolved from the main product, which may serve a similar purpose.
The educational app is an offshoot of the classroom curriculum.
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Parag Khanna maps the...
It even had an offshoot running to Haifa in what is today Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. But today the Hejaz Railway lies in tatters, ruins. If we were to focus on reconstructing these curvy lines on the map, infrastructure, that cross the straight lines, the borders,
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from teachers, at the moment, who are using the website in school. The kids are using them on the tablet. They're zooming into the pictures and using it for art class, biology class. And that's not something I planned. That's just a beautiful offshoot of the project.
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Do Shark Stories Help...
national geographic has jumped in the water too with its own summer shark fest this very episode is effectively an offshoot of this annual programming these weeks-long events feature hours and hours of programming dedicated to sharks and now it lives on as a whole
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Safari Live - Day 146 PIPE...
come across the road now I'm wondering if these guys have all climbed up on top of the top of these grass stalks and so on to get away from them because matter Billy ants are ruthless as the name suggests matter Billy was an offshoot of
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What happens if you cut...
Their city housed an offshoot of the Bodhi tree under which Buddha himself was said to have attained enlightenment. Religious reverence slowed farmer’s axes and even led the city to plant additional trees in urban parks.
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Lungs 101 PIPE National...
called bronchi, of the trachea, which delivers air from the nose and mouth. These branches provide the lobes independent supplies of air. Within each lobe, the bronchi split off into numerous smaller offshoots
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big offshoot of that railroad was the MKT trail or at least the MKT trail goes on to the katy trail they're both from old railroads and there are very important sales in colombia's rich park system
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Felix Dennis' odes to...
every single night for seven years. It was like Dante's "Inferno." It was unbelievable. One of the offshoots of crack cocaine is that you keep an erection
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African slaves who practiced voodoo once a year one offshoot of this mix of beliefs draws thousands of Venezuelans
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New World Voodoo PIPE...
once a year one offshoot of this mix of beliefs draws thousands of Venezuelans to a mountainside
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Parag Khanna maps the...
It even had an offshoot running to Haifa in what is today Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. But today the Hejaz Railway lies in tatters, ruins. If we were to focus on reconstructing these curvy lines on the map, infrastructure, that cross the straight lines, the borders,
Video examples
Mind-blowing, magnified...
from teachers, at the moment, who are using the website in school. The kids are using them on the tablet. They're zooming into the pictures and using it for art class, biology class. And that's not something I planned. That's just a beautiful offshoot of the project.
Video examples
Do Shark Stories Help...
national geographic has jumped in the water too with its own summer shark fest this very episode is effectively an offshoot of this annual programming these weeks-long events feature hours and hours of programming dedicated to sharks and now it lives on as a whole
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 146 PIPE...
come across the road now I'm wondering if these guys have all climbed up on top of the top of these grass stalks and so on to get away from them because matter Billy ants are ruthless as the name suggests matter Billy was an offshoot of
Video examples
What happens if you cut...
Their city housed an offshoot of the Bodhi tree under which Buddha himself was said to have attained enlightenment. Religious reverence slowed farmer’s axes and even led the city to plant additional trees in urban parks.
Video examples
Lungs 101 PIPE National...
called bronchi, of the trachea, which delivers air from the nose and mouth. These branches provide the lobes independent supplies of air. Within each lobe, the bronchi split off into numerous smaller offshoots
Video examples
MO Finalist PIPE National...
big offshoot of that railroad was the MKT trail or at least the MKT trail goes on to the katy trail they're both from old railroads and there are very important sales in colombia's rich park system
Video examples
Felix Dennis' odes to...
every single night for seven years. It was like Dante's "Inferno." It was unbelievable. One of the offshoots of crack cocaine is that you keep an erection
Video examples
New World Voodoo PIPE...
African slaves who practiced voodoo once a year one offshoot of this mix of beliefs draws thousands of Venezuelans
Video examples
New World Voodoo PIPE...
once a year one offshoot of this mix of beliefs draws thousands of Venezuelans to a mountainside
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George Lucas
American Director
Before I became a film major, I was very heavily into social science, I had done a lot of sociology, anthropology, and I was playing in what I call social psychology, which is sort of an offshoot of anthropology/sociology - looking at a culture as a living organism, why it does what it does.
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Dana Spiotta
American Author
I locate a great deal of the power of Occupy Wall Street in the name itself, 'Occupy Wall Street,' or '#OccupyWallStreet.' It works because the name contains everything you need to know: the tactic and the target. The name is also modular. You can create your own offshoot in your own city.
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Samantha Power
Irish Public Servant
Because it started as an offshoot of al Qaeda in Iraq, ISIL has long been subject to U.N. sanctions, and all countries have a legal obligation to freeze its assets and prohibit its business dealings. But countries around the world need to do more to make these sanctions work.
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Twinkle Khanna
Indian Businesswoman
I don't think I have a sense of fashion. But I do have an aesthetic, which I feel is an offshoot of me working in the design industry. For example, if I am mixing and matching prints on my sofas and cushion covers, I tend to do that with my wardrobe as well.
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Christopher A. Wray
American Public Servant
Whether core al Qaeda or its offshoots like AQAP, ISIS, or the many others - we are working with our partners to find and disrupt them, wherever they are, whether they're plotting attacks on Americans here at home or abroad.
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Brett Kavanaugh
American Judge
The nation certainly would have been better off if President Clinton could have focused on Osama bin Laden without being distracted by the Paula Jones sexual harassment case and its criminal investigation offshoots.
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Jason Aaron
American Writer
I wrote and drew my own books on notebook paper, and I'd staple 'em together. I had my own fictional company, and we had our own thinly veiled offshoots of whatever was popular at Marvel and DC at the time.
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Jeff Lowe
American Athlete
Wall climbing is an offshoot of the more traditional sport of mountain climbing. It is very difficult; one must combine a great deal of stamina with the ability of a world-class gymnast.
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Kevin Whately
English Actor
I suppose it's a sentimental thing, but I wouldn't want to do more 'Lewis' than we did 'Morse' because I do still think of it as an offshoot.
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Marc Almond
British Musician
These days i tend to use one project I do as a kind of offshoot to the next.
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George Lucas
American Director
Before I became a film major, I was very heavily into social science, I had done a lot of sociology, anthropology, and I was playing in what I call social psychology, which is sort of an offshoot of anthropology/sociology - looking at a culture as a living organism, why it does what it does.
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Dana Spiotta
American Author
I locate a great deal of the power of Occupy Wall Street in the name itself, 'Occupy Wall Street,' or '#OccupyWallStreet.' It works because the name contains everything you need to know: the tactic and the target. The name is also modular. You can create your own offshoot in your own city.
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Samantha Power
Irish Public Servant
Because it started as an offshoot of al Qaeda in Iraq, ISIL has long been subject to U.N. sanctions, and all countries have a legal obligation to freeze its assets and prohibit its business dealings. But countries around the world need to do more to make these sanctions work.
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Twinkle Khanna
Indian Businesswoman
I don't think I have a sense of fashion. But I do have an aesthetic, which I feel is an offshoot of me working in the design industry. For example, if I am mixing and matching prints on my sofas and cushion covers, I tend to do that with my wardrobe as well.
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Christopher A. Wray
American Public Servant
Whether core al Qaeda or its offshoots like AQAP, ISIS, or the many others - we are working with our partners to find and disrupt them, wherever they are, whether they're plotting attacks on Americans here at home or abroad.
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Brett Kavanaugh
American Judge
The nation certainly would have been better off if President Clinton could have focused on Osama bin Laden without being distracted by the Paula Jones sexual harassment case and its criminal investigation offshoots.
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Jason Aaron
American Writer
I wrote and drew my own books on notebook paper, and I'd staple 'em together. I had my own fictional company, and we had our own thinly veiled offshoots of whatever was popular at Marvel and DC at the time.
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Jeff Lowe
American Athlete
Wall climbing is an offshoot of the more traditional sport of mountain climbing. It is very difficult; one must combine a great deal of stamina with the ability of a world-class gymnast.
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Kevin Whately
English Actor
I suppose it's a sentimental thing, but I wouldn't want to do more 'Lewis' than we did 'Morse' because I do still think of it as an offshoot.
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Marc Almond
British Musician
These days i tend to use one project I do as a kind of offshoot to the next.
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