FANNED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

fanned

verb

past tense of fan

as in ignited

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Sources told the outlet that Smalls is now giving mutual friends an ultimatum to choose sides, which has ignited a bitter war within the VS circle.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
The decision has ignited sharp debate across the county, pitting concerns over public safety against warnings that the policy criminalizes homelessness and poverty.

— La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of ignited

Verb

Smart and defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann were not swayed by Baugh’s breakout senior season.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
Studies and audits of state voter rolls have repeatedly found that voting by noncitizens is rare and hasn’t swayed any elections.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of swayed

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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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The pendulum has swung so far now that SpaceX seems increasingly disinterested in the US government for most contracts outside of data services, such as Starshield for military communications and observations.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026
Amelie’s swung open the doors on its original NoDa location in 2008.

— Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of swung

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The kitchen fire triggered water damage from the restaurant’s sprinkler system that left the place in need of top-to-bottom renovations that went on much longer than expected.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026
However, surging profits have not triggered a wave of new refinery construction.

— , CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of triggered

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Yandy Díaz, their lead-off hitter, flicked an opposite-field fly ball to the warning track, just barely missing a home run.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Suarez fought off an Atlanta defender to reach the ball in the box and flicked a lofted cross toward Berterame.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of flicked

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The dip can also be mixed with tuna or chicken, used as a burger topping or stirred into egg yolks for a quick egg salad.

— Beret Leone, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
The combination of slow growth, high inflation, profligate spending, and soaring debt has stirred a revolt in financial markets.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of stirred

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In the honeycomb structure, individual units initially oscillated at approximately 30 hertz, or 30 times per second.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of oscillated

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