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as in to succeed
to turn out as planned or desired
the investment scheme didn't quite pan out
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Recent Examples of pan out
Nothing panned out, however, and Baltimore's rotation is worse for it.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Not only did safety Lewis Cine (their pick at 32) not pan out, but also the decision appears worse as Baltimore Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton (who was available to Minnesota at No. 12) has become a star.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
The end of the video pans out from a shattered window to show that many of the surrounding buildings have been destroyed as well.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025
Musk made a lot of other promises that haven’t really panned out: The Cybertruck was supposed to debut at less than $40,000.
—Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Not only did safety Lewis Cine (their pick at 32) not pan out, but also the decision appears worse as Baltimore Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton (who was available to Minnesota at No. 12) has become a star.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
The end of the video pans out from a shattered window to show that many of the surrounding buildings have been destroyed as well.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025
Musk made a lot of other promises that haven’t really panned out: The Cybertruck was supposed to debut at less than $40,000.
—Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pan out
Verb
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Hiltz dropped a personal best in the 800-meter yesterday, proving to be one of the favorites to earn the large prize.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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This silky moisturizer is clinically proven to shorten your skin’s adjustment period to retinoids while reducing dryness with a barrier-restoring blend of lipids—specifically ceramides, natural cholesterol, and fatty acids.—
Emily Orofino,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2025
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But El Salvador’s crackdown on gang violence succeeded in large part because the country’s police had spent years carefully amassing legal evidence.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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The endeavor succeeded and eventually became known as Shift4.—
Wendy Whitman Cobb,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
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The network has ordered Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service, which will see the celebrity chef go undercover to rescue America’s filthiest restaurants.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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This is the rare situation where a team wanted a star player gone and not the other way around.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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The two go over strategies to increase speech fluency and volume.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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The decision went over well with at least two of the companies, DoorDash and Grubhub, but was bashed by the councilor who proposed the amendment, Sharon Durkan, who accused her colleagues of caving into the wealthy companies who lobbied against the delivery fee.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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The trigger and bumper on the right Joy-Con 2 felt like clicking the left and right mouse buttons, and the controller slid smoothly.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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Like most comedies, North of North takes a few episodes to click into its fullest potential.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The community pavilion will be closed for four to six weeks, though the schedule is still being worked out, Hartwig said.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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But, for many venders, so few leads have worked out that their tactics seem beside the point.—
Adam Iscoe,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Pan out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pan%20out. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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