fan out

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.

Examples of fan out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The surprise announcement came as voters fanned out to cast ballots in the midterm elections, including in races where anti-Israel sentiment is shaping the results. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026

As voters cast ballots Tuesday, the Justice Department’s election monitors fanned out at polling sites across the country. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Tens of millions have already voted, and Washington Post reporters are fanned out across the country as candidates make their final pitches and the rest of the electorate prepares to cast ballots. — Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026

One afternoon, Hills, Snyder and Larry Crim were fanned out on a ridge when a bull bugled. — Rich Larocco, Outdoor Life, 2 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for fan out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout