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.
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On a recent March morning, more than 100 members fanned out across Capitol Hill, delivering homemade cookies to lawmakers and their offices.
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Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Rx bars were fanned out on a silver platter, Lean Body shakes dotted the table, cups of Chobani were arranged in a pyramid.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Volunteers would meet every wet, rainy evening as soon as spring starts, fan out along the road by the forest and collect frogs from the roadside, then carry them safely across to the marshes.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
There’s a lot of fans out there.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Rx bars were fanned out on a silver platter, Lean Body shakes dotted the table, cups of Chobani were arranged in a pyramid.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Volunteers would meet every wet, rainy evening as soon as spring starts, fan out along the road by the forest and collect frogs from the roadside, then carry them safely across to the marshes.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
There’s a lot of fans out there.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fan out
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“Fan out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fan%20out. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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