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.

Examples of fan out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the mid-2000s, the brothers started out street performing, honing their skills and finding fans out in the world by putting in the hours. —Anhar Karim, Forbes.com, 16 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

Since October, Freer and his team have fanned out to capture the consequences of the blitz. —Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026

The bad Byfield hasn’t ascended to stardom With the combination of great skating and a 6-foot-5, 225-pound frame, Quinton Byfield also has enough skill to occasionally make plays that will bring fans out of their seats. —Eric Stephens, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for fan out

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