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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
And according to a 2026 Stanford University report, based on a sample of 28 CEOs, moonshot pay doesn’t typically pan out.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
In the end, after some number-crunching, neither option panned out.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 June 2026
Nothing panned out until late last year.
—Julia Coin
may 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
This film within a film is revealed with a pan out that shows another set, another crew — and Song directing all these actions.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
In the end, after some number-crunching, neither option panned out.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 June 2026
Nothing panned out until late last year.
—Julia Coin
may 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
This film within a film is revealed with a pan out that shows another set, another crew — and Song directing all these actions.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pan out
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The bill would prevent efforts like Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in ballots to voters who can prove citizenship.—
Evelyn Ronan,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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The whole episode is a reminder to product designers everywhere that users can be extremely sensitive to the seemingly smallest changes — and Spotify clearly had not anticipated that a teeny-tiny disco ball drop would prove to be unpopular.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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But many national security experts say the deal, while not perfect, succeeded in its main goals of halting Iran's march toward proliferation and enabling effective monitoring of Tehran's nuclear activities.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
6 June 2026
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Their goal is to highlight how access to sports and the right support can help students succeed both on and off the field.—
Janay Reece,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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In order to appease the Production Code, and facing pressure from the Roman Catholic League of Decency, Lolita’s age was never referenced in the film, and the physical relationship between Lolita and Humbert Humbert went undepicted.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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But after struggling on the road before losing consecutive games at home against Las Vegas and Dallas amid a three-game losing streak, the Sparks needed something to go right.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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The shows are carefully created to suit all ages — the kind of shows where some lines go over kids’ heads and hit the funnybones of an older crowd.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2026
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After the game, roughly half of the Inter Miami players, mostly newcomers and younger players, went over toward the North stands, applauded and paid tribute to La Familia.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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Tap or click a highlighted area for details.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2026
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For more from all of our Craft Roundtables, click here.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 June 2026
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The big story While Hollywood continues to work out how best to use AI and debates its effect on jobs, filmmakers in India — the world’s most prolific movie production industry — have taken the next step.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
11 June 2026
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Federal agents training alongside UFC fighters, a title contender working out inside FBI headquarters and a UFC event on White House grounds would have sounded like satire just a few years ago.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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“Pan out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pan%20out. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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