pan out

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Recent Examples of pan out The sheer random nature of life means sometimes even great picks in the first round don’t pan out, and of course sometimes bad picks in the first round don’t pan out either. Keith Law, New York Times, 19 June 2025 The mother-of-three cutely stuck out her tongue at the camera before panning out onto the field. Kayla Grant, People.com, 9 June 2025 There was a glimmer of hope in 2023 when Chetrit teamed up with hoteliers Ian Schrager and Ed Scheetz to try to get the project back on track and restructure the loans, but that didn’t pan out. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 2 June 2025 None have panned out so far as the historic building has sat vacant for over 15 years. Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 26 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for pan out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pan out
Verb
  • Kennedy’s actions are potentially deadly, and the CDC has the data to prove it.
    Michael A. Hiltzik, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
  • Meteorologists are losing a sophisticated tool that many say has proved invaluable when monitoring and forecasting hurricanes.
    Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • In one instance, the group succeeded in compromising upwards of 200,000 employee email accounts, according to the Justice Department.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 24 June 2025
  • But in recent decades, new political elites and business groups have succeeded in pushing a pro-growth agenda.
    Yuen Foong Khong, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • The transponders onboard Relay 2 stopped responding to radio signals in June 1967, after which point the satellite went silent—until last June.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
  • As the story goes, Jackson Pollock stepped onto a canvas in 1947, drizzled some paint here and there, and God reached a bony finger down from the heavens and pressed it upon the scale of art history, tilting it from Europe to the United States.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • However, this didn’t go over well with her partner’s mom.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 28 June 2025
  • That didn't go over well with deficit hawks trying to secure for Trump his biggest legislative win of his second term.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • There is no need to enter a code, as clicking the link will automatically give you the offer.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
  • It’s brought to life with a stunning pixelated art style inspired by point and click titles such as Day of the Tentacle and Darkside Detective.
    Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • This couldn’t have worked out much better for San Antonio. 15.
    Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 26 June 2025
  • In 2023, city officials announced that a Whole Foods Market would be moving into the space, according to past reporting, after working out a deal with former Blue Goose Market President and CEO Paul Lencioni, who previously served on St. Charles’ City Council.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025

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“Pan out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pan%20out. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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