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fans (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of fan (out)
1
as in stretches (out)
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
as in branches
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fans (out)
  1. extends
  2. branches
  3. expands
  4. radiates
  5. unfolds
  6. rays
  7. opens
  8. stems
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  • Their devotion to knotty specifics of academia extends to casting a real-life academic — Anne-Laure Sellier, currently a professor of behavioral sciences at HEC Paris business school — in the lead.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Although the Eagles came up short on the scoreboard, head coach Irwin Garcia said the program’s focus extends beyond wins and losses.
    — Raul Avila, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of extends
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  • His demise, paired with the disappearance of mobster-type Nicky Caccimelio (Bobby Cannavale), sets the trio on the first phase of their adventures, which inevitably branches into fresh red herrings in customary Only Murders fashion.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
Definition of branches
Verb
  • Its value becomes visible when delivery accelerates and engineering capacity expands without weakening architecture, quality standards or ownership.
    — Boris Kontsevoi, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • All of those companies have been massive winners for investors this year, with HPE and AMD more than doubling in value and Intel almost tripling, as the artificial infrastructure buildout expands to companies beyond Nvidia.
    — Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of expands
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  • Pidgeon radiates star power in Love Story, but Mulligan is one of the complicated hearts of the second season of Beef.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Andreas brings him to a rich guy’s place, where Luca catches the eye of a flamboyant coke-snorting crossdresser whose affect radiates malevolence.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of radiates
Verb
  • Within that room unfolds the tale of the Swiss architect of the title, told in occasionally laborious ways.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026
  • McLaughlin’s most notable change concerns the frame of the play, which now unfolds in a disaster relief center.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of unfolds
Verb
  • Scientists have long grouped sharks together as a natural evolutionary unit, meaning every shark species shares a common ancestor that rays and skates do not.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Definition of rays
Verb
  • College football won’t be the same in Evanston after this place opens, regardless of how many games Northwestern wins or loses, and that might be true a lot further afield, too.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Dragon Tiny Homes Its glass-door entrance opens onto its living room.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of opens
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  • Notable Much of the community-level pushback to data centers stems not only from energy concerns, but from mistrust of large corporations and a fear that small towns will get a bad deal, journalist Jasmine Sun wrote last month.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • First, the recent surge in European inflation stems largely from supply-side energy factors.
    — , CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of stems
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“Fans (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fans%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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