Branch and Set

Branch

Branch noun - A major outgrowth from the main stem of a woody plant.

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Set and branch are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Set" instead a noun "Branch".

Set noun - One of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic.

Usage example: the next set of job applicants had far more education and practical experience

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Branch and set are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Branch" instead a noun "Set".

Nearby Words: setup, setting

old	old branch	old set
full	full branch	full set
long	long branch	long set
particular	particular branch	particular set
Other adjectives: similar, specific, complete, certain, separate, standard, original, single, small, powerful, entire, large, big, huge, evil, main, new, different, giant.

way	branch way	set way
story	branch story	set story

April Kyle later tries to set up a similar branch in Boston's Back Bay (an extremely ritzy area).

Source: Literature / Spenser
This becomes a major plot point in Gotham Central, a series set within the Major Crimes Unit of the Gotham City Police Department, the only consistently honest branch of the department.

Source: Dirty Cop
The system of checks and balances set up by the writers of the Constitution are intended to keep the three branches in tension with one another to prevent any one branch from amassing too much power.

Source: We ARE Struggling Together

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