Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanned
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The decision, announced days after Kimmel's monologue, which referenced the MAGA movement and the suspect, Tyler Robinson, has ignited a firestorm over free speech, political pressure, and media accountability.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025 -
The season's antics have ignited a feud with the president and his administration against the show and its creators.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Yet, while Meisner felt the issue was settled and pediatricians were well-equipped to calm parents' fears about febrile seizures, the other members could not be swayed.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Times and a book publisher also named in the suit, Penguin Random House, both said the suit lacked merit and vowed not to be swayed by the presidential pressure.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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Hearing his wife recall painful memories due to the family feud kindled a recent memory for Todd, too — an angry one.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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Anhedönia’s earliest exposure to contemporary culture came in the form of the true-crime serials her grandmother loved, which kindled her own interest in the macabre.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
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After the Blue Jays swung a trade to bring in Shane Bieber at this season's deadline, Edward Eng of FanSided's Jays Journal predicted the team would turn to him as a long-term replacement while letting Max Scherzer walk this winter.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Last year the park swung open the doors to equally ingenious fairytale rides themed to the Frozen, Tangled and Peter Pan cartoons.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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These two triggered the idea of creating a game and using a kind of Monopoly-type board game.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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This design enables the metamaterial to switch between open and closed states when triggered by a magnetic field.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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Without appearing to look, Rogers flicked the ball round the corner, straight into the path of Madueke running in behind, cutting inwards from the right.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Aniston’s new haircut incorporates more length and less volume, features a sleek root base, and focuses on the feathery, flicked ends of the original cut.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
10 Sep. 2025
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That rich color, the soft texture of the suède, stirred in me all the promise of autumn, of a new school year, of a chance to have instead of to want—in other words, to finally be.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Exploremores have already stirred debate online.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The ’90s nail palette oscillated between pastels, vibrant neons, and metallic tones, recalling the flashy aesthetics of music videos and commercials of the time.—
Jeanne Ballion,
Glamour,
29 Aug. 2025
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Newcastle’s midfield trio oscillated horizontally to block the passing lanes into Tielemans and Rogers, as seen in this example in the 25th minute.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Fanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanned. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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