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past tense of fan (out)
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1
to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area
- the accordionist smoothly fanned out the bellows of his instrument as he played
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2
to extend outwards from or as if from a central point
- most of the city's subway lines fan out from this central station
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“Fanned (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanned%20%28out%29. Accessed 26 Jan. 2022.
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