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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Today’s offal movement is, in part, an offshoot of the carnivore diet—a meat-heavy approach to eating that, despite copious warnings from nutritionists, rose to prominence online beginning around 2018.
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Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
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—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2025
With Google’s support for enterprise integration via cloud platforms and the emergence of domain-specific offshoots like TxGemma, the Gemini 2.5 Pro ecosystem is poised to provide both the general intelligence and the specialized skills that modern enterprises seek.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Lupton joined Patriotic Millionaires UK, an offshoot of an American group calling for fairer tax policies, a year ago.
—Christine Ro, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
The title, which will come out twice a year, is an offshoot of 10 Magazine USA, which launched in 2023 under editor in chief Dora Fung, who believes that U.S. readers are hungry for men’s fashion, and local brands are eager to speak to them.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2025
With Google’s support for enterprise integration via cloud platforms and the emergence of domain-specific offshoots like TxGemma, the Gemini 2.5 Pro ecosystem is poised to provide both the general intelligence and the specialized skills that modern enterprises seek.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Lupton joined Patriotic Millionaires UK, an offshoot of an American group calling for fairer tax policies, a year ago.
—Christine Ro, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Offshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/offshoot. Accessed 24 Apr. 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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