fan out
phrasal verb
fanned out; fanning out; fans out
: to spread apart or to cause (something) to spread apart
The police fanned out across the park in search of the suspect.
He fanned out his fingers.
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Equipped with maps and care packages, more than two dozen teams fanned out across Central OC, surveying the people who are living on the streets or in their cars in a vast region spanning from Westminster to Newport Beach.
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Claire Wang, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Volunteers fanned out across Sacramento County on Monday night as part of a two-day effort to count the homeless population.
—Sacbee.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The city was founded by Mormon pioneers and built with a grid system that fans out from the Temple Square.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
And attending the final at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium will put fans out another $4,185 to $8,680 a ticket.
—Eric Prisbell, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
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Claire Wang, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Volunteers fanned out across Sacramento County on Monday night as part of a two-day effort to count the homeless population.
—Sacbee.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The city was founded by Mormon pioneers and built with a grid system that fans out from the Temple Square.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
And attending the final at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium will put fans out another $4,185 to $8,680 a ticket.
—Eric Prisbell, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Fan out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fan%20out. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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