fan out

phrasal verb

fanned out; fanning out; fans out

: to spread apart or to cause (something) to spread apart

The police fanned out across the park in search of the suspect.

He fanned out his fingers.

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Meanwhile, crews in Little Cayman and Cayman Brac were expected to fan out early Wednesday to assess damage after a direct hit late Tuesday. —

Andrea Rodríguez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024 Challengers from political parties and organizations fan out across Michigan during elections, stationing themselves at clerks' offices, early voting sites, absentee ballot counting centers and Election Day polling places. —

Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2024 A couple of fighters hopped off the back of the militia’s lead truck, fanning out around our vehicle, their rifles drawn. —

Clarissa Ward, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024 Harris launched her presidential campaign in West Allis this summer, and her surrogates have fanned out across the Milwaukee suburbs in the months since. —

Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fan out