branched out
Tried new directions
Branched out is the past tense of branch out, meaning to expand beyond one's usual activities or focus.
Like a tree extending new branches, someone who has branched out has moved into new territory: She started in accounting but branched out into consulting.
The phrase often suggests growth or diversification: The company branched out from hardware into software.
- bifurcatedDivided into two branches
- expandedMade larger or wider
- forkedDivided into prongs
- divergeSeparate into directions
- ventureRisky new undertaking
hybridize · vary · pioneer · broke new ground · explore · went out on a limb · differentiate · spread · innovate · invent · extend · diversified · specialize · investigate · proliferate · adapt · collaborate · flourish
branched outcontracted
Reduced in size
consolidated · scaled back · retrenched · downsized · cut back
branched outstayed put
Continued in place
kept to · stood pat · doubled down · persisted · persevered
branched outplayed it safe
Acted to minimize risk
hedged · pulled back · retreated · withdrew
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