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adj. - Especially spread in a fan shape.

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Usage examples (36)
  • The peacock's fanned tail
  • It was evident that the name fanned some faint memory which flickered up for a moment and then went out.
  • Ever since the general election, when Sarah Palin fanned the flames of hatred, the fire has grown and it is surrounding a powder keg of chaos.
  • Jesse Crain fanned two of the three batters he faced to pick up his sixth save of the season for the Rock Cats, who snapped their five-game losing streak.
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