fan out

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.

Examples of fan out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

During major events like the annual plant sale, Dazzling Nights and free admission days, cars already pour out onto already congested Corrine Drive, with visitors fanning out into neighborhoods seeking places to park. —Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026

On a cool April morning in the Presidio, a team of volunteers fans out across the dunes, cameras in hand, and lenses ready. —Itay Hod, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026

Allar has large hands, measuring nearly 10 inches from thumb to pinkie with hand fanned out on a flat surface. —Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026

On a recent March morning, more than 100 members fanned out across Capitol Hill, delivering homemade cookies to lawmakers and their offices. —Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for fan out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout