panned out

verb

past tense of pan out
1
as in proved
to come to be the eagerly anticipated kayaking trip never panned out

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2
as in succeeded
to turn out as planned or desired the investment scheme didn't quite pan out

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Recent Examples of panned out Not all of those moves have panned out, which is partly why the Yankees could use another active deadline period. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026 That hasn't quite panned out yet, with shares down over 3% year to date. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 22 July 2026 None of these pronouncements has panned out; some have bordered on delusional. — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 17 July 2026 That is not how things panned out in Spain’s 2-0 victory over France, in a fascinating contest that saw few instances of individual brilliance. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 15 July 2026 Here’s what else to know about the two-day draft and how recent Sox and Cubs draft picks have panned out. — Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026 Bedrock Materials, which was making sodium-ion batteries for EVs, also closed up shop, citing a bet on a lithium supply shortage that hadn’t panned out. — Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 But if its job is to tower over Chinese operations, well, that has not panned out. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 The plan never panned out, but the name stuck. — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panned out
  1. proved
  2. succeeded
  3. evolved
  4. worked out
  5. went
  6. went over
Verb
  • Still energy proved infectious, with the dugout jumping up and down while greeting him with a line of high-fives.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Front Range and mountains nearby once again proved the most popular places to hike 14ers with 152,400 hiker-use days (59%) spent on the 12 peaks closest to the metro area.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of proved
Verb
  • Thus far this century, several fundamental changes in the healthcare system have succeeded in getting passed in Congress, perhaps in part due to their working more or less within the confines of an extant system.
    — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In the past three election cycles, the group has mostly succeeded in its efforts, helping to elect 15 members of Congress considered allies.
    — Jennifer Medina, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of succeeded
Verb
  • Nature evolved swarm intelligence in species like bees and fish.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2026
  • As the race has evolved, so have the security measures required to put more than 1,600 runners onto the airfield of one of the nation’s busiest airports.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of evolved
Verb
  • White Sox reliever Grant Taylor, who got the final out of the sixth, worked out of a jam in the seventh by striking out Durbin to leave runners on the corners.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • It’s called the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, and the physics behind it was worked out in the late 1860s.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of worked out
Verb
  • Tommy Edman hit a three-run home run for the Dodgers, and Teoscar Hernández also went deep.
    — Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The ceremony ultimately went ahead with an Elvis impersonator officiating as Kacie wore a white dress and white cowboy hat.
    — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of went
Verb
  • His drive to right field went over the Tigers bullpen and was retrieved by a fan on the lawn.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • But did a clue possibly exist back on July 3, when Paul and Max Kellerman went over LeBron’s options on that infamous whiteboard?
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of went over

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“Panned out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panned%20out. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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