FANNED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

fanned

verb

past tense of fan

as in ignited

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Verb

More election news The battle for Nancy Pelosi’s seat has ignited a bitter San Francisco Democratic showdown.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
As is usually the case with ocean splashdowns, the rocket tipped over, fell onto its side and exploded as residual propellants ignited.

— William Harwood, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of ignited

Verb

Some also questioned whether Bonta and other California leaders were swayed by Ellison’s threat to move Paramount out of the state.

— Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
The plan has swayed the city of Burbank to help the team cut through the red tape, Burke and Younesi say.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 18 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

Verb

The extinct bird seems to have swung their club hands in fights.

— Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026
Batting in the bottom of the third with two outs against Reds starter Brandon Williamson, Acuña swung at a 3-1 cutter and fouled the pitch off his left leg near the shin area.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026

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The end may finally be near for cleanup of a toxic industrial site that triggered a public emergency and environmental crisis on Florida’s Gulf Coast five years ago.

— Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Last year’s catastrophic southern floods, triggered by 25 inches of rain over three days, killed at least 145, inundated more than 33,000 homes and damaged critical facilities such as schools, hospitals and highways.

— Reuters, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of triggered

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Paul Marie flicked a ball off the outside of his foot to Judd, who scored on a volley from the edge of the 6-yard box to give the Earthquakes a 3-0 lead in the 29th.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Reus played a free kick from near the left end line to the near post, where Klauss flicked in a header in the 76th minute.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of flicked

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That incident stirred widespread panic in the industry and beyond about AI models going rogue, and several competing AI labs made similar disclosures in the days and weeks that followed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026
Muse’s rise in the App Stores comes after the company’s smart glasses stirred controversy and privacy concerns.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of stirred

Verb

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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