pan out

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Recent Examples of pan out Unfortunately for him, that dream didn’t pan out. Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 Cincinnati made the surprising trade with their division-rival Cleveland Browns to acquire veteran Joe Flacco, as Jake Browning hadn’t panned out since the Joe Burrow injury earlier in the season. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025 There’s drag, and then there’s the drag-on-drag of girls playing boys playing girls playing… well, however that flow chat pans out. Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025 Still, there’s no doubt that his speed, motor and defensive IQ should mesh well somewhere in this team’s lineup, regardless of how this second-line experiment, which started positively against Calgary, pans out. Harman Dayal, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pan out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pan out
Verb
  • Spring is quick to acknowledge that Macy’s still has much to prove.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • But those ties aren't proven, and Venezuelan drugs make up a tiny fraction of those trafficked into the United States.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Wales Bonner will succeed Véronique Nichanian, who announced her departure Thursday.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Wearables succeeded not just by measuring physiology, but by creating feedback loops that made invisible processes visible and actionable.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The rapper also expressed frustration towards those who criticized her appearance at a rally Kamala Harris hosted in Milwaukee ahead of the 2024 election, stating that the wrong parts of her speech went viral.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
  • These can require more unraveling, and the further back one goes, the more conjecture there is.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Nathan goes over the docking plan with his team.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Forrest running back Quincy Mitchell is set to go over 2,000 rushing yards for the 2025 season.
    Mike Organ, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For tickets and more information, click here.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The Irish don’t have like-for-like replacements for Craig or Rubio, which leaves Freeman scrambling to stabilize an offensive line yet to click and a defensive interior that has tried to use quantity to make up for a lack of quality.
    Pete Sampson, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After a summer of change in which 14 players arrived and 19 were let go, there was hope that the club’s spirit could be revived, but that hasn’t worked out.
    Kaya Kaynak, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The team has a history of developing pitching, but Davidson did not end up working out.
    Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Pan out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pan%20out. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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