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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
But then that didn't pan out and after three months I got cut.
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Bryan West, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
The camera pans out to show that there are even more bloodstains splashed over the subflooring of the living room.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
The camera then slowly pans out to reveal that Couric is actually wearing a hospital gown as doctors nearby prepare her for a colonoscopy.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Sometimes this strategy pans out.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
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Bryan West, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
The camera pans out to show that there are even more bloodstains splashed over the subflooring of the living room.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
The camera then slowly pans out to reveal that Couric is actually wearing a hospital gown as doctors nearby prepare her for a colonoscopy.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Sometimes this strategy pans out.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pan out
Verb
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Luis Gil continued to pitch poorly, proving the questions around why the Yankees started him in the first place were warranted.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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After a month of stress, Saturday proved to be a softer breath for the fourth-year coach.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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If the effort succeeds, the project could have profound implications for the bank's employees, customers and shareholders — even the nature of corporate labor itself.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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The women who did succeed, as Liz Phair notes, were pitted against one another or publicly dragged by TV and radio hosts for not looking sexy enough.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Milwaukee rewarded him with a two-year, $11 million contract in July, and, with Damian Lillard gone, Porter is now the point guard, which was confirmed by Doc Rivers a few weeks ago.—
Stan Son,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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They Chiefs needed just five plays to go 97 yards for the TD.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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Thus, unlike disgruntled newspaper readers, whose only resort was to write an angry letter to the editor, radio listeners could now vent their frustrations by going over the heads of a local affiliate and complaining directly to the government.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement But Blair’s potential role in Gaza has also drawn deep concern among critics, and raised skepticism over how well the proposal will go over with Hamas.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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If this newsletter isn't already getting conveniently delivered to your inbox, click here to subscribe.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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All anyone’s hearing in the room is just click.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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This probably isn’t going to work out.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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All of that has to be worked out.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Pan out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pan%20out. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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