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

Instead of squeezing the toes together, the shoe fans out just enough at the front. — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026

Noe negotiated with Li Shan in a pidgin mix of French, English, and Cantonese as the workers fanned out on the wobbling platform, slipping on the slick bodies and shells of the catch. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Just listening to that thing transition from electric to engine power is enough to make a fan out of most folks. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 16 July 2026

As mentioned in previous columns and cookbooks, Dad was a dedicated morning coffee guy to start his day, especially with newspapers fanned out in front of him on the kitchen table. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Rhymes for fan out

• about
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• blackout
• blowout
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• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout