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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
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Master classes with Mann and Kogonada drew capacity crowds, while the Actors’ House program featuring Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, and Ninomiya Kazunari proved particularly popular.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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Could prove revolutionary for photonics This new material could be very useful in things like photonics, where computing and devices that use light (photons) instead of electricity (electrons) are used.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 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
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So if this plan goes into effect, the question of who makes up the Palestinian technocratic administration might certainly be one of the main stumbling blocks.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
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Lock up your ticket and go hide.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
30 Sep. 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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But right away, something seemed to click.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Type the contact's name and click the search icon.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Netanyahu is expected to present reservations and push for changes to the ceasefire plan, three Israeli officials said Sunday, underscoring the difficulty of closing a deal, even if many of the details have been worked out in advance.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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In the end, everything worked out.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Pan out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pan%20out. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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