fanned

verb

past tense of fan
1
as in ignited

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2
as in swayed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanned
  1. ignited
  2. swayed
  3. kindled
  4. swung
  5. triggered
  6. flicked
  7. stirred
  8. oscillated
Verb
  • The loss later ignited the feud between Simone Biles and Riley Gaines last June after Gaines posted about the championship that same day.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Getz enjoys getting brotherly advice from Hoyer, who executed his own semi-rebuild in 2021 and worked under Theo Epstein on the 2012 Cubs rebuild that ignited the trend across baseball.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of ignited
Verb
  • Either way, there’s a lot on the line for Dodge, as millions of enthusiasts’ opinions about the Charger will be swayed one way or another by the end of it.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 30 July 2026
  • Playing with All-Stars Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Jaylen Brown surely swayed James more than Barkley.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 July 2026
Definition of swayed
Verb
  • As the current Cartoonist Laureate of the state, she has been highly engaged in Vermont culture and history, and says her interest in this couple was kindled by Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, director of Vermont Humanities, who encouraged her to tell their story.
    — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • The faith of these settlers kindled a fervent Protestant piety, found in the Great Revival of the Ohio Valley frontier.
    — Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
Definition of kindled
Verb
  • Out in the clean air, this pointer swung away from the compass to aim at the plume’s edge, several seconds before the fly physically turned to head back.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
  • It’s swung as low as $72 early this month and as high as $102 last week on uncertainty about whether the United States and Iran could reach a deal to allow oil tankers to move freely again from the Middle East to customers worldwide.
    — Stan Choe, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Definition of swung
Verb
  • In July 2024, heavy rain triggered a severe mudslide that killed at least 257 people in southern Ethiopia, per AP.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The July gains came after Citadel acquired the bulk of the public-stock portfolio formerly held by Situational Awareness late last month, following the hedge fund's rapid unraveling after steep losses triggered margin calls and forced asset sales.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of triggered
Verb
  • Timo Baumgartl chipped a cross to left side, where Tomas Totland flicked a header back to Ostrak for a bending shot from the corner of the penalty area that ricocheted off the back post to open the scoring.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • Standing up, the Ghost actress dramatically flicked back her signature waist-length sleek black hair and spun around, ready to get to work on the girls.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 25 July 2026
Definition of flicked
Verb
  • Finding other sources of revenue to replace a portion of property taxes has stirred debate among local policymakers.
    — Stephanie Leiser, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Butter, sugar, and berries are stirred together with a batter and baked in a square dish.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of stirred
Verb
  • During that stretch, NVS consistently held above its rising 40-week moving average while the 14-week RSI oscillated between 50 and overbought territory.
    — Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 29 July 2026
  • For decades Washington has oscillated between trying to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and trying to sidestep it.
    — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
Definition of oscillated
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