branches 1 of 2

noun

Definition of branchesnext
plural of branch
1
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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Relevance
2
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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branches

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verb

present tense third-person singular of branch
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
  1. limbs
  2. departments
  3. radiates
  4. cells
  5. agencies
  6. chapters
  7. offices
  8. bureaus
Noun
  • Like the dead bug, this move requires you to stabilize your spine and trunk as your limbs move.
    Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Lymphedema Swelling and fluid retention (usually in the limbs) that may develop when lymph nodes are damaged by surgery, cancer, or cancer treatments.
    Abigail Norman, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of limbs
Noun
  • What emerging markets family business leaders can do is upgrade their corporate finance departments.
    Radu Magdin, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • His office is also responsible for representing county departments in legal actions.
    Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of departments
Verb
  • William Brenner radiates an uncompromising kind of confidence, from the shiny top of his balding skull to his professionally polished loafers.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Many people describe Quinn, who radiates positive energy and has an infectious smile, as the doyenne of LA’s art scene.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of radiates
Noun
  • The rain Sunday will follow systems that dropped some rain on the region Monday, a bit less on Wednesday and a couple of isolated cells — a quarter-inch on Mount Diablo; about fifteen-hundredths of an inch in Dublin, five-hundredths of an inch in Oakland — on Thursday.
    Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The condition, which is also known as latent autoimmune diabetes in adults, or LADA, occurs when the pancreas stops making insulin, usually because an autoimmune process is damaging cells in the organ.
    Tina Reed, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of cells
Noun
  • Musk, who is the CEO of Space X and Tesla, has benefitted from billions of dollars worth of federal contracts, including from NASA, the military and other US government agencies, and the announcement raised immediate concerns about potential conflicts of interest.
    CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Authorities established that Russian hackers exploited a flaw in a Microsoft product to steal sensitive government documents from the National Nuclear Security Administration and the National Institutes of Health, among other agencies.
    Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of agencies
Noun
  • The photo was posted to an account, verified by NBC News, belonging to Betar, which describes itself as a Zionist activist movement, with several global chapters, including one in France.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The piles of books around the place give a clue to the next chapters, a handful of which the indie company founders will reveal for the first time here.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of chapters
Noun
  • The country had about 1,650 single family offices that were granted tax incentives as of August.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In the wake of the money laundering scandal, authorities have ramped up scrutiny of the banks, family offices and hedge funds that have flocked to the country.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of offices
Noun
  • However, since March 2020, late and missing payments have not been reported to the credit reporting bureaus.
    Robert Farrington, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Victims of scams can freeze their credit reports, Shackelford said, across all three credit reporting bureaus.
    Lindsey Choo, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of bureaus
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