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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Matthew O’Brien told jurors that surveillance images, cellphone location records and fire science would establish that Rinderknecht intentionally ignited brush on a Pacific Palisades hillside in the first minutes of New Year’s Day 2025.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Bass was out of the country when the Palisades Fire ignited and caught the fire department unprepared despite days of warnings about the potential for powerful winds and bone-dry weather.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

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At Hill Street bar, close to the downtown criminal courthouse where McKinney has built his career, supporters swayed to smooth jazz and Top 40 radio hits, nursing cocktails and betraying no reaction to the dismal early returns.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
In his campaign, Piper highlighted affordability and the need for county government to be less swayed by the political donations incumbents receive from the lobbyists, vendors and developers that populate Miami-Dade’s donor circuit.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 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 New York Times estimates all voters swung about 15 points toward Democrats compared to 2024, helping the party flip seats in deep red states like Texas and South Carolina.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Prices for the commodity have been volatile over the past few years as supplies swung dramatically one season to the next, with climate change, water scarcity, and pest and disease playing a role.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 5 Nov. 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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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

Verb

Prior to the withdrawal deadline, there was a glimmer of hope for Bodnar and Bankhead as the state had oscillated between parties in statewide races.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
In the honeycomb structure, individual units initially oscillated at approximately 30 hertz, or 30 times per second.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

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