as in face
the front part of the head
hey, I could do without seeing your ugly pan for a few days
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as in to blame
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
virtually all the movie critics have panned this latest sequel in a tired series
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Examples of pan in a Sentence
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Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2024
This cooking pan is compatible with all cooktops, and is dishwasher safe for easy cleanup.
—Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Supervisors Holly Mitchell and Kathryn Barger panned it as rushed and ill-conceived.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The clip then pans to footage of the couple standing by a lake with Fox, 38, appearing to have a baby bump as MGK skims a stone across the water.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2024
This cooking pan is compatible with all cooktops, and is dishwasher safe for easy cleanup.
—Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
Verb
The late-night show was widely panned from the very first episode (EW gave it an F at the time) and was canceled after 29 days.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Supervisors Holly Mitchell and Kathryn Barger panned it as rushed and ill-conceived.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Pan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pan. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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