fan out

verb

fanned out; fanning out; fans out
Synonyms of fan outnext
: 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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House Gecko Most commonly spotted inside a home, the house gecko is one of a handful of non-native geckos that have fanned out across Florida over the last century. — Alex Harris august 25, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 After all, production has been fanning out across the country for years as more and more states add or boost incentives. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026 Washington Post staffers fanned out to taste, compare and retaste contenders across the region. — Warren Rojas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026 Every day, community health worker Gédéon Banga Ngbape and his team fan out across communities in eastern Congo looking for people who may have crossed paths with the country’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fan out

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“Fan out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fan%20out. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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