pan out

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Recent Examples of pan out While not every pilot will pan out, one of them may turn out to be the rocket ship that takes us to new levels of success. Alexandre Douzet, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 Had the Vision Pro’s, well, vision panned out, Meta may have been more inclined to pursue the pricy premium category of VR headset. Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 25 Sep. 2024 A number of false reports initially gave hope for some closure for the Martin family, but none panned out. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2024 However, not all of his predictions have panned out. Fred Imbert, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pan out 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pan out
Verb
  • These technical mishaps may prove highly consequential for Netflix; the streaming giant is scheduled to host several more high-profile sporting events in the coming months.
    Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Ellison found junior Toray Davis for a pair of TDs and ran one in to give the Knights a 21-0 lead in the first half that proved too much for Chatfield (8-4) to overcome.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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  • The passing of the baton is official: British maestro Alexander Shelley will succeed Carl St.Clair as artistic and musical director of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra.
    Samantha Dunn, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Israel might succeed at temporarily fragmenting the group, but Hezbollah will likely reconsolidate.
    Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Tough way for the drive to end for Philly, which opted to kick a short field goal instead of going for the tie.
    Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Filippone recently sold a condo whose agent went into contract, then didn’t send in his client’s application.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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  • Over the Rams’ last six games, he’s gone over the century mark four times while demonstrating his versatility.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
  • In Eau Claire, a small town in Wisconsin, Trump's visit in 2016 left the city with more than $47,000 in unpaid bills and Clinton's visit the same year with $6,800 in unpaid bills, contributing to the city's operating budget going over by nearly $62,000 that year.
    Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • As in Lightroom, clicking Denoise opens a window that shows an area of your photo in close detail with the correction active.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Testers who clicked into the Arcade 88 agreed that this versatile frontside ski will speak to a wide range of skiers.
    Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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  • Taylor works out of a squat, grayish building on a residential street near the railroad tracks.
    Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Disagreements can usually be worked out, and a few words can matter and help with taxes later.
    Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Pan out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pan%20out. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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