as in lover
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
lifelong fans of country and western music
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as in to ignite
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Recent Examples of fan
Katie Primm, NBC news, 9 May 2025
At first, sports fans in Chicago and elsewhere were tickled to learn that the Pope is a Cubs fan.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2025
Mahoro Seward, Vogue, 6 May 2025
More: How Elon Musk, the world's richest man, has dominated Trump's agenda
Steered by Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, the DOGE team of more than 100 employees has fanned throughout the federal government, eliminating government programs and pushing the termination of federal workers.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The Illinois man said that despite some media reports, his brother is a fan of the South Side team but that their parents had split loyalty between the Cubs and he St. Louis Cardinals.
—Katie Primm, NBC news, 9 May 2025
At first, sports fans in Chicago and elsewhere were tickled to learn that the Pope is a Cubs fan.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2025
Verb
The lower section featured a fanning hem in stiff and immaculately white fabric, resulting in a canny visual pun that translated the visual register of suiting onto a classic ballgown (and required a fleet of attendants to carry it onto the carpet unscathed).
—Mahoro Seward, Vogue, 6 May 2025
More: How Elon Musk, the world's richest man, has dominated Trump's agenda
Steered by Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, the DOGE team of more than 100 employees has fanned throughout the federal government, eliminating government programs and pushing the termination of federal workers.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fan
Noun
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Other phantoms visit, including Darin’s early girlfriend Connie Francis (Gracie Lawrence), but all lovers fade in the face of larger losses.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025
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The attire will be a return to form for Combs, a fashion lover who partly rose to superstardom with the success of his Sean John clothing brand.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
Verb
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McIntire was arrested in Massachusetts last month and faces federal charges in Missouri for allegedly using a homemade incendiary device to ignite the two electric vehicles on March 17.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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Mars enters Leo on the 18th, which can ignite your personal power and give you the drive to make things happen in your external reality.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
Verb
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The danger here is that with a potentially unlimited amount of money to be handed out with no public input, the political figures on the corporate board could be swayed to play favorites for reasons disconnected from infrastructure improvement.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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My son swayed gently between my legs, still wearing last night’s jammies, azure eyes trained on the flutist’s quivering embouchure.—
Ashlea Halpern,
AFAR Media,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Trump administration has characterized that role as one for suckers, in which the United States restrained its hard power and allowed other countries to bleed its wealth.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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These stems, called suckers, are a different variety than the top growth and will have different flowers, as well as drawing energy and resources away from the main plant.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Is public education today kindling a love of learning in students—or the opposite?—
Mark C. Perna,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Related article Extreme volatility sends US stocks on a roller coaster ride as Wall Street is rattled by tariffs The jolt into positive territory was short-lived — a spark of hope kindled by a bogus rumor that Trump was weighing a three-month delay on tariffs.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Studies oscillate between whether women who are child-free are ultimately happier or whether the reverse is true.—
Ruthie Ackerman,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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Prices of stocks and bonds, along with long-term interest rates, have oscillated up and down in response to the daily verbal sallies from the White House.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Canal enthusiasts, historians, engineers, environmentalists, artists and lesiure travelers, according to the state officials, are expected to attend.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Since its debut in 1963, the Porsche 911 has universally enthralled motoring enthusiasts with its approachability, athleticism, and aesthetics—a combination that’s arguably without equal among sports cars.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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That set off a wave of statements by reservists and veterans of other units.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
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That set off a roughly two-year struggle to hammer out the complex details of how that would work, even as legal challenges poured in.—
Lolita C. Baldor,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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“Fan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fan. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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