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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  • Beijing envisions a comprehensive AI education system that spans all levels of schooling and extends to the broader public.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Research extends beyond Toyota The new center will also have an academic research role.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 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
  • In April 2026, the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee found that advanced AI had not yet been adopted in a way that presented systemic risk but warned that risks could increase rapidly as deployment expands.
    — Swati Deepak Kumar, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The new law expands California’s definition of who is a resident under state sales tax law in an effort to weed out phony shell companies, making a company liable for state taxes when at least one member of the business is a California resident.
    — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of expands
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  • Zuckerberg is played by shapeshifter du jour Jeremy Strong, who radiates a kind of robotic clamminess.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
  • One of them was Maggie Bieritz, one of those people who radiates joy and wit.
    — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of radiates
Verb
  • Livestreaming integration allows for tracking wagers in the app as the action unfolds.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • As part of the experience, guests are seated at communal tables as the story of each dish unfolds, projected on the walls around them.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 29 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
  • Saturday’s game opens a stretch of nine consecutive weeks of football for Kansas — no additional byes the rest of the way.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The show opens with a handful of personal objects tracing Pavarotti’s unlikely path from Belém, a port city on the edge of the Amazon, to Paris.
    — Alison S. Cohn, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of opens
Verb
  • The novel’s conceit stems in part from my attempt to grapple with my family’s and my own trauma and what constitutes truth.
    — Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
  • After cutting open both stems and swapping the batteries between earbuds, iFixit noticed the buds could no longer be charged.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 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 9 Oct. 2026.

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