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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Blue Ivy looked like a carbon copy of her mom, styling her new golden-blonde highlights in tiny braids along her hairline that fanned out into buttery blonde waves.
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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026
Each summer, 32 crews fan out to each NFL team to capture the player intros, though some guys get away with using the same clip for multiple seasons.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Feb. 2026
As officers arrived and then fanned out to search for the vehicle responsible, a police officer saw a man and a woman fighting in the 6400 block of Grand.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
That’s a sneaky way to keep 49ers fans out of SoFi Stadium.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026
Each summer, 32 crews fan out to each NFL team to capture the player intros, though some guys get away with using the same clip for multiple seasons.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Feb. 2026
As officers arrived and then fanned out to search for the vehicle responsible, a police officer saw a man and a woman fighting in the 6400 block of Grand.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
That’s a sneaky way to keep 49ers fans out of SoFi Stadium.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Fan out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fan%20out. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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