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
Middle East producers need tankers that have fanned out across the world to deliver their cargoes and sail back, which could take months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
FBI raids have fanned across the foothills, but none of them have borne fruit either.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026
High winds and scorching temperatures have fanned the flames.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025
All day thy wings have fanned At that far height, the cold, thin atmosphere, Yet stoop not, weary, to the welcome land Though the dark night is near.
From Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes by Erle Elsworth Clippinger
