1
as in to stretch (out)
to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area
the accordionist smoothly fanned out the bellows of his instrument as he played
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2
as in to radiate
to extend outwards from or as if from a central point
most of the city's subway lines fan out from this central station
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fan (out)
Verb
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The surface of the sun, which has a temperature of 6,000 °C, radiates most strongly in the visible spectrum.—
Jayson Stewart,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Mar. 2025 -
Finding no success, their relationship begins to suffer, with Mark especially radiating anger.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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By Friday, Trump signed an executive order that extended the delay to all products under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, USMCA, which is a free trade agreement signed during Trump’s first term.—
Isabel Danzis,
ABC News,
9 Mar. 2025
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Israel wants to extend the first phase of the deal to continue the exchange of hostages, alive and deceased, in return for the continued release of Palestinian prisoners and the flow of higher volumes of aid into Gaza – but without any commitment to permanently ending the war.—
Lauren Izso,
CNN,
9 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The environment has branching paths that take you to new locales and boss fights.—
Jordan Minor,
PCMAG,
4 Mar. 2025
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The sports media personality has in recent months branched into political commentary and appeared more frequently on cable news channels, often debating top hosts and other newsmakers.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The analyst believes that Costco has the opportunity to expand its warehouse footprint further.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
16 Mar. 2025
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The film, which expanded to top markets including LA, Boston, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, Seattle and Phoenix, was still the highest-grossing pic at several top theaters including the Somerville Theatre and the Avalon Theatre in DC.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Conversation flowed into dinner, where the crowd discovered another accessory waiting for them: a luggage tag, ready for the next trip.—
Kristen Tauer,
WWD,
14 Mar. 2025
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On the first floor, the chef’s kitchen with Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances flows into the dining room.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Instead, smaller, specialized models are derived from these larger models to handle specific tasks efficiently.—
Amit Verma,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The results derived from a random sampling of 1,004 adults aged 18 and over living in all 50 states, based on phone interviews, with a margin of error plus or minus four percent and with a 95 percent confidence level.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Cubs made an impression on Yanagawa as a young kid when the team opened the 2000 season in the Tokyo Dome.—
Patrick Mooney,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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In addition, these four stores are scheduled to open soon, The Garden Mall’s news release said.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The problem stems largely from the structure of Proposition 13.—
Bill Fulton,
The Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2025
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The market’s confidence in AbbVie stems primarily from exceptional growth in its immunology portfolio, specifically Skyrizi and Rinvoq.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Fan (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fan%20%28out%29. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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