PANNED OUT Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

panned out

verb

past tense of pan out

as in proved

to come to be the eagerly anticipated kayaking trip never panned out

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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 The mayor said the City Council's ideas for balancing the budget haven't panned out. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Few free agents have panned out With the exceptions of edge rusher Josh Uche and safety Zayne Anderson, most of the free agents Miami signed this offseason turned out to be mediocre NFL players. — Omar Kelly august 24, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026 The sweet video showed Diplo clapping his hands and dancing behind his laptop and speakers, before the camera panned out to show the youngsters. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026 But those hopes haven’t panned out as hoped and the team was forced to make some relief trades before the deadline and search for a potential back-end starter upgrade. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Several of his Hollywood projects in recent years haven’t panned out or remain in development hell. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026 Williams said that investigators have pursued a few leads over the years but that none of them has panned out. — Francie Ebert, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026 That hasn’t fully panned out, and now the company is hedging its bets with an underdog strategy focused on releasing more lightweight models with fewer guardrails. — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2026 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

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Arsenal’s captain again spurred his team to victory as his second-half strike proved decisive in a deserved win over Napoli in their opening game of this season’s Champions League.

— Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
As expected, Alcaraz made life tough for Shelton at pivotal points throughout the match, but the Spaniard's 53 unforced errors proved to be a critical difference in the end.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of proved

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But Musk, for the most part, succeeded in hushing up the lawsuits, the federal investigations, and the fatal crashes, which were evidence of a recklessness that should have given the whole world pause.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
Using geometric methods, Theaetetus, a mathematician and a contemporary of Plato, succeeded in proving that there are no more than five of these highly symmetrical bodies.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of succeeded

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The Sphagnum mosses that surround me arose some 14 million years ago, the descendants of mosses that evolved 400 million years ago, making their lineage older than the coal seams that runs through the deep mountains.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
The study suggests the pattern may have evolved independently as camouflage, helping the bugs blend in with the plants' red and orange flowers.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of evolved

Verb

How those standards would impact the Group of 6 conferences (the American, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12 and Sun Belt) still needs to be worked out.

— Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
This is still being worked out in courts as players battle for a fifth year of college eligibility.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of worked out

Verb

Even the odd chance to counter-attack went badly wrong — summed up by the sight of Ouattara almost knocking over team-mate Mikkel Damsgaard with a wayward pass.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
After that, Brown went silent, not answering any of Redding’s phone calls or text messages.

— Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of went

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With beads of sweat still streaking down his face, South Carolina coach Shane Beamer happily went over the checklist on his personal notepad after the Gamecocks’ 57-0 season-opening win over Kent State.

— Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Back on the doorstep of the goal one last time at the 100-minute mark, German Berterame’s header from the center of box off a cross from Yannick Bright went over the crossbar.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026

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