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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

And Ghidorah’s heads — which look, up close, like costume figures out of a Golden Dragon Dance — emit orange lightning volts that extend for half a mile.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
Javier Baez hit an RBI double in the sixth, and Bryan Reynolds extended Pittsburgh's lead to 3-1 with a run-scoring triple in the eighth.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of extend

Verb

The jet carries 500,000 times the energy radiated by the sun and explains the mystery of how feeding black holes become such powerful cosmic particle accelerators and generate such high-energy gamma-ray photons.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Or, for that matter, whether the grandfather of the Reality-Vigilante-TV Industrial Complex ever felt the level of fear and self-loathing that radiates off Pattinson’s human-flop-sweat of a portrayal.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of radiate

Verb

Many legislators from both parties also have endorsed the use of state funds to expand energy assistance.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
School officials say the roughly 150,000-square-foot facility significantly expands ECC’s capacity to prepare students for careers in advanced manufacturing and other high-demand technical fields, with modern classrooms and labs.

— Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of expand

Verb

Newer references now represent many different versions of the human genome through branching paths rather than forcing everyone’s DNA onto one template.

— Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
Moor describes how trees achieve remarkable longevity by continually branching.

— Antonia Bowring, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of branch

Verb

Sarandos opened his conversation by answering questions about Netflix’s slower growth (2% year-over-year growth in user engagement during the first half in 2026).

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
The roughly 500-square-foot boutique, Meyer’s first and sole retail location, opened in 2018 and is back in business as the neighborhood continues to rebuild following the Palisades fires.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of open

Verb

During 2020 and 2021, federal funding was flowing intononprofits through the PPP forgivable loans and other programs.

— Phil Buchanan, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Soon after the war started, Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway through which some 20% of the world’s oil flowed before the conflict, sending shock waves through the world economy.

— Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of flow

Verb

As part of the experience, guests are seated at communal tables as the story of each dish unfolds, projected on the walls around them.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
On the third day of his visit to France, Leo again waded into the end-of-life debate unfolding around the world.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of unfold

Verb

The earnings are derived predominantly from salary and bonuses, with off-field income representing only 16% of the total.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Vasquez said Mitra9’s products are made with botanical kratom extract derived from the natural leaf, and not with isolated or synthetic 7-OH.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of derive

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