spin-off
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- noun
- /ˈspɪnˌɔf/
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spin-off
- StarGate had 13 years and 4 spin-offs that lasted a total of 35 years combined.
- spin-off company
- spin-off programs
- benefits of the spin-off
My, my, I have a spin off idea for the George Anko show.
- My, my, I have a spin off idea for the George Anko show.
- He screen tested for The Vampire Diaries spin off The Originals, and he didn't get the part.
- They they introduced Nikki Parker in an episode of Moisha which was the pilot spin off to the Parkers.
- He also does like New Mutants, which is an X man kind of spin off or in that wheelhouse, Right.
- Is this the reality or are we a spin off of of a base reality that's happening somewhere else?
- And and also I think some people don't know that we have this sort of topical spin off of startalk called Startalk Sports edition.
- And again, I feel like sometimes when I want spin off series, really what I want is just another story with the same characters, right?
- I thought maybe there'd be a spin off love euphoria.
Examples
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Larry Wilmore was a talk show, well, spin off from the Jon Stewart Show.
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With a show as big as Doctor Who, there's a lot of spin-off media.
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And again, I feel like sometimes when I want spin off series, really what I want is just another story with the same characters, right?
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So South by Southwest has a spin off show.
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Yeah, we're working on a spin off novel series about library dude, creepy library dude.
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Indeed, the whole standards movement today is essentially a spin-off of that single report.
Academic text (2006) -
Over the next decade and a half, the Left Behind series sold millions of copies and launched a spin-off series for kids.
Academic text (2009) -
Plans are to manufacture it commercially through a spin-off company.
Academic text (2004) -
In 1984, Romney left Bain & Company to co-found the spin-off private equity investment firm, Bain Capital.
Blog text (18) -
The Red Hot Technology Accelerator is a spin-off of the Red Hot Law Group.
Synonyms
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A new group or idea that develops from an earlier one
A new work or product developed from an earlier one, often using the same characters
How Extensive
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spin-off comes from the parts spin and off, like a part that turns away to become separate and start its own path. So a spin-off is a new company, product, or TV show that 'starts from' an existing one.