fanned out
Dispersed in arcs
Fanned out describes spreading outward from a central point, like the ribs of an open fan.
Search parties fan out to cover more ground.
Playing cards fan out in a player's hand.
A peacock's tail feathers fan out in display.
The soldiers fanned out across the field.
The phrase suggests deliberate dispersal while maintaining connection to an origin point.
- splayedSpread awkwardly apart
- spread eagleLimbs extended outward
- unfoldSpread open from closed
- radiateSend forth rays
- spreadTo distribute widely
scatter · leaf · array · open · disperse · extend · wing · sweep · distributed · branched · tail · peacock · bloomed · delta · reaching · palm · spanning · formation
movement direction
fanned outconverged
Came to same point
closed in · came together · contracted · pulled in · narrowed
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