fan (out)

verb

Definition of fan (out)next
1
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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2
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fan (out)
  1. extend
  2. radiate
  3. expand
  4. branch
  5. open
  6. flow
  7. unfold
  8. derive
Verb
  • Arizona extended its lead in the sixth after Tawa hit an RBI single to left and Perdomo drove in a run on a groundout to first.
    — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • There were several security guards and metal detectors customers had to go through, which created a line extending out the Union Station doors.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026
Definition of extend
Verb
  • Those tendrils are formed from plasma, or ionized gas, at temperatures in excess of a million degrees Fahrenheit, compared to the sun's visible surface, the photosphere, which radiates at about 9,932 degrees Fahrenheit (5,500 degrees Celsius).
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 July 2026
  • Throw in an eye mask, too, as the yurts radiate with beams of early morning sunlight from the skylight.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026
Definition of radiate
Verb
  • The legislation reflects the complexity of the crisis, combining a total of 47 proposals aimed at increasing housing supply, reducing costs and expanding access to affordable homes.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • Air Force partnership expands The award extends Asylon’s collaboration with the Air Force beyond autonomous security operations, an area where its robotic platforms already support active missions.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Definition of expand
Verb
  • Toward the north, Stewart showed off pictures of an enormous eagle statue situated in the center of several branching maze paths.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 July 2026
  • Pinch or cut back the stems in spring to encourage better branching.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
Definition of branch
Verb
  • Just a week in the Iranian capital has offered an eye-opening insight into where the country is today.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • Antonio Nusa opened the scoring before Ivory Coast equalised, but Haaland struck an 86th-minute winner.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of open
Verb
  • England fans are flooding to Miami, with over 30,000 expected for the game as stories of last-minute trips via here, there and everywhere flow as freely as the drinks.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
  • There is an ethos in the tech industry that talent and information should be able to flow freely and that execution is what ultimately wins.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of flow
Verb
  • The review unfolds as federal investigators scrutinize UC’s admissions.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • In Bolton, Mississippi, a tragedy unfolded on June 27, when 83-year-old Irene Van Egmond died of heat exposure while tending a flower bed, officials said.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of unfold
Verb
  • Its method is both distinguished and derived from nineteenth-century classics, from which Rohmer distills a modernism of variety, ambiguity, complexity, and fragmentation.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
  • Snowflake is getting there by separating the context a customer declares from the context the platform derives on its own.
    — Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of derive
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“Fan (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fan%20%28out%29. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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