fanned (out)

verb

Definition of fanned (out)next
past tense of fan (out)
1
as in expanded
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 radiated
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 fanned (out)
  1. expanded
  2. derived
  3. extended
  4. opened
  5. unfolded
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  • Having recently expanded into publishing, the Black List will be dropping further diversity lists over the next several months.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Season 2, expanded to 16 episodes that were split across Parts 2 and 3, wrapped up in August 2024.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of expanded
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  • However, sources at multiple AV companies admitted that FCA was offering this Pacifica that was derived from the work done for Waymo and it was used by Voyage, Aurora Innovation, AutoX and others.
    Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Today, scenario-planning based on factors derived from the assumption of a stable climate will lead to under-protection of assets and miscalculations of operating costs, market size, and even customer preferences.
    Lynn Schenk Alison Smart, Harvard Business Review, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of derived
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  • Lift your knees off the ground, and step your feet back so that your legs are straight and fully extended.
    Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index extended its rally, however, on China’s stimulus program, with markets on the mainland still closed for the Golden Week holiday.
    Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of extended
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  • Jacobs and co-owner Dan Van Rite opened Dan Dan in 2016.
    Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
  • But, no centers have opened yet.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of opened
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  • Climate change is intensifying weather events Multiple factors contributed to the extreme rainfall and catastrophic flooding that unfolded across parts of western North Carolina, including the Asheville area.
    Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The tragedy that unfolded on Rust‘s New Mexico set in 2021 was followed by years of intense media scrutiny, legal dispute and various bouts of public acrimony.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of unfolded
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“Fanned (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanned%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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