fan
noun
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
have fanned
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present perfectof fan.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Asian stocks fell Thursday as oil prices extended gains a day after breaking the psychological $100 barrier on the back of resurgent Middle East hostilities that have fanned inflation fears.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
FBI raids have fanned across the foothills, but none of them have borne fruit either.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026
Strong winds have fanned the flames amid summer temperatures, endangering communities and hampering firefighting efforts.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026
LOS ANGELES—Every Friday for the past two months, nonprofit workers armed with iPads and clipboards have fanned out in South Los Angeles looking for immigrants living in the U.S. unlawfully.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
Why, they say if he'd have moved the least bit it would have fanned the fire downward and he'd have been in a fine mess.
From Dust by Marcet Haldeman-Julius
