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
Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Some 36,000 fans at Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field, and many more tuning in on radio and television, agonized through one of the fall classic’s wildest and most emotional conclusions.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025
Ice, whose real name is Isis Gaston, and Gardner continued to fan the flame of a potential romance in the following months.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Bill Mazeroski, the Hall of Fame second baseman who won eight Gold Glove awards for his steady work in the field and the hearts of countless Pittsburgh Pirates fans for his historic walk-off home run in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, has died at the age of 89.
—Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Some 36,000 fans at Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field, and many more tuning in on radio and television, agonized through one of the fall classic’s wildest and most emotional conclusions.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
Despite all the questions the emails have raised about his relationship with Epstein, Trump on Friday continued to fan the flames of the scandal.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025
Ice, whose real name is Isis Gaston, and Gardner continued to fan the flame of a potential romance in the following months.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fan
Noun
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Picture a waterfront bustling with bobbing fishing boats and the air tinged with the scent of fresh seafood, as San Hing Praya Street and Pak She Praya Road dish out alfresco dining scenes straight out of a sunset lover's dream.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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Under a sprawling white tent on Miami Beach, thousands of food lovers gathered Saturday to eat, drink and celebrate in style.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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His father shone a spotlight on lunar exploration for Petro, igniting his desire to help solve the moon’s biggest mysteries.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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So, read books, all the way through, and discover hidden worlds, nuanced characters and complex arguments that will enlighten you, inspire joy and ignite empathy that will endure.—
Patricia Steckler,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Could a great performance during Cactus League play sway the Giants?—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Moore plays Bob Hoover, Verity’s editor-in-chief and a celebrated war photographer whose Pulitzer-winning photograph helped sway public opinion at the end of World War II.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
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Pisces are suckers for anything romantic.—
Katherine J Igoe,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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Why to Prune Viburnums Viburnums seldom need pruning other than to remove damaged, diseased, and dead branches, or sucker shoots that grow straight up from the roots but don’t flower.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Feb. 2026
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There’s a slender streak of humor, dry and combustible as kindling, in the film’s exploration of this absurd domestic setup, which lays out the rigid expectations of women and men alike in a punishingly conservative society.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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If ‘Oxen’ occupies a region of Ulysses where Joyce’s exquisite ear for memorably musical sentences (‘Mild fire of wine kindled his veins’) takes a back seat to the leaden hum of meta-literature, that is no reason not to be awed by his chutzpah.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Instead of the requisite Caesar salad, Kolender offers chicories dressed in an anchovy and black garlic vinaigrette that oscillates between sweet and deeply savory.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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During ultra-fast impacts, the metal’s atoms oscillate so vigorously that these physically obstruct the path of deformation, pushing back against the incoming force.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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While some astrology enthusiasts emblazon their sun signs on Instagram bios, others go the permanent route, tattooing eternal odes to the celestial bodies on their actual bodies.—
Micaela English,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps some enthusiasts will hold out, but plenty won’t.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Jackson visited Minneapolis in 2021 to support protesters awaiting the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who was convicted days later of killing George Floyd in an incident that set off national protests and violence.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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But Greenland set off alarm bells for another reason.—
Thomas Robertson,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Fan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fan. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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