FANNED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

fanned

verb

past tense of fan

as in ignited

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as in swayed

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This is all in the spirit of keeping to her original roots, the sit-down show known for its satirical vibe with guests, all ignited by her valley girl snark, wit and jolly.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
At game’s end, Missouri players attempted to plant the state flag on the Jayhawk logo at midfield and nearly ignited a brawl.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of ignited

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If an organization can get these first two layers of users to climb aboard and play with AI curiosity, the early and late majorities can be more easily swayed when widespread adoption comes.

— Robbie Morrison, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
The leaves shook and the branches swayed, but the tree stood.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of swayed

Verb

Now that fall is on the horizon, hope has been kindled for abundant rainfall.

— Robert Klose, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of kindled

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As if triggered by this thought, the door buzzed itself open, startling the pigeons from wire to wing, a grand scattering.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Other actions have triggered further suspicions, including that, like CBS News, changes would be afoot for CNN, including appointing Weiss to oversee that network as well.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of triggered

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Posing for the sports trading app Novig, Sweeney has stirred a debate regarding oversexualization in the world of advertising.

— Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026
In August, the Los Angeles Times reported that a poll showing Bass leading Raman by nearly 12 percentage points was actually fake in an incident that stirred headlines about the race.

— Paris Barraza, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of stirred

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But the Sunflower state has regularly oscillated between electing Democrats and Republicans in gubernatorial races in recent decades, and currently has a Democrat in the governor's mansion.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of oscillated

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