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
  • This week, Infantino has ignited frustration with his leadership beyond the usual circles in Europe, which have almost four months to commit to an election challenge.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • Most of these fast-moving range fires were ignited by a recent lightning storm that brought little or no rain and strong winds that fanned the flames.
    — Kirk Siegler, NPR, 29 July 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
  • Now, the pendulum has swung considerably in the opposite direction.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
  • Acuña swung and missed and hopped on his left leg before walking tenderly back to the dugout.
    — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of swung
Verb
  • However, amongst all of these cases, there are some that were seemingly triggered remotely, and this leads Batou and Togusa on the trail of a shady robotics manufacturer, with a corrupt and entirely cybernetic boss.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The Iran war triggered a historic oil shortage that drove up fuel costs and catapulted inflation to a three-year high.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 29 July 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
  • People enjoy them in countless ways, including being folded into shortcake, mixed into fruit salad, dipped in chocolate, piled on pancakes, stirred into yogurt, blended into smoothies or simply eaten by the handful as a refreshing snack.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 July 2026
  • The chance of rescuing the legend whose equipment provides around a quarter of the world’s electricity and whose engines power about three-quarters of commercial flights worldwide clearly stirred the ultra-competitive Culp to action.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of stirred
Verb
  • 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
  • The Feeneys oscillated between C and B over the years, a plus or minus coming depending on how much time had passed since the founding.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of oscillated
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