branch out

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Meaning: (intransitive)Toexpandin the manner of branches.The chart starts in the center andbranches outfrom there.; (intransitive,idiomatic)Toexpandone'sinterestsoractivitiesin a new direction.Studying Latin may make it easier tobranch outinto Spanish or Italian.2008October, Mark Jenkins, “Need surgery? Call a travel agent”, inMen's Health, volume23, number 8,→ISSN, page152:Once relegated to facelifts and fat reduction, medical tourism hasbranched outinto almost every kind of procedure, including bypass surgery, heart-valve replacement, angioplasty, knee reconstruction, and spinal fusion.2024March 6, Pip Dunn, “Freight's future is in ISO containers”, inRAIL, number1004, page36:Here's the briefest history of rail freight. The railways are conceived for moving coal. They do well at that and immediatelybranch outinto other freight. They do quite well at that, too - after all, compared with a horse and cart, they are a revelation.; (obsolete,printing)Towhite outor expand the whitespace around the title or other words, lines, etc. in a document.

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