FAN (OUT) Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

fan (out)

verb

Definition of fan (out)

as in to stretch (out)

to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area the accordionist smoothly fanned out the bellows of his instrument as he played

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Relevance

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as in to radiate

to extend outwards from or as if from a central point most of the city's subway lines fan out from this central station

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Verb

While the reform and opening-up era brought some efforts to distinguish the roles of the party and the state, Xi has extended the party’s supremacy across all areas of society.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
The nomination was historic and was a record-extending 11th consecutive nomination.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of extend

Verb

Investors have increasingly scrutinized the chipmaker’s expanding financial ties with major AI customers.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
New business models such as Walmart supercenters, Costco warehouse clubs and Trader Joe’s specialty stores expanded the abundance further.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of expand

Verb

The show’s cast and crew stopped by San Diego Comic-Con in July to release the first few minutes of Season 3, which opened with Thalia Grace battling a monster.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
Melanie Barcenas opened the scoring in the 35th minute with a left-footed shot from distance for the Wave (10-7-3).

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of open

Verb

According to regulators, the investments all flowed through Spaventa.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Using the streams as indicators of the groundwater flowing beneath them, Campbell is building a model to identify the best potential sites in Idaho for a subsurface dam.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of flow

Verb

Vorozhbyt says that Demons and the relationship at its core unfolds on several levels.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
The fallout from Cunningham’s comments continues to unfold on the court and in the stands, where tensions between demonstrators and pro-inclusion fans have made headlines.

— Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of unfold

Verb

Which is how Frankie and Molly find themselves in possession of some seriously heady psychedelics derived from deep sea squid testes.

— Katie Walsh, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
On his 2017 tax return, Krneta reported $321,000 in net income, even though his total income, which included about $4,000 derived from criminal activity, exceeded $400,000, the plea stated.

— Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

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