pans 1 of 2

noun

plural of pan, slang
as in faces
the front part of the head hey, I could do without seeing your ugly pan for a few days

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verb

present tense third-person singular of pan
as in criticizes
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of virtually all the movie critics have panned this latest sequel in a tired series

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Recent Examples of pans
Noun
The kitchen slide-out features a Dometic twin-hob induction cooktop beside a worktop, along with storage cabinets large enough for pots and pans down below. — New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2026 Baked by Melissa is rolling out bite-size cupcake liners, pans and at-home baking kits in Target stores. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026 Eight minutes and 33 seconds into the episode, Damon and Letterman play gentlemen silently crossing the street as the camera pans to the home of George Russell, who’s recovering inside after getting shot at the end of season three. — Alex Zalben, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026 In the morning, our breakfasts were put through the hole in the door, in small oblong-square tin pans, made to fit, and holding a pint of chocolate, with brown bread, and an iron spoon. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026 Airbnb guests who are tired of spending the final hour of their vacation stripping beds and scrubbing pans are about to get a break. — Lena Borrelli, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026 The best nonstick pans are great for everything from fish to eggs to pancakes and everything else in between. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 The Sacramento Public Library, said Aguirre, is not currently accepting donations of more pans to the collection. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
In the trailer, the camera pans over to Kristen Bell and Adam Brody’s characters in their bathroom, brushing their teeth in tandem. — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 23 Oct. 2026 The camera pans downward, from television set to kitchen table. — ABC News, 3 June 2026 When the camera pans to a framed photo of their 7-year-old son Kakeru (Rimu Kuwaki), composer Yuta Bandoh’s melancholy score provides an unsubtle hint that the boy is no longer with them. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026 Other times, the camera pans slowly, its drifting movements evoking the associative efforts to make sense of long-ago events. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026 The Roku 360° SE protects you with 1080p HD clarity and Auto Motion Tracking that pans 360° horizontally to follow movement in real-time. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026 The camera pans down to the lobster crawling on the floor and the falling ketchup bottle, and then back up to show the aftermath. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026 The camera briefly pans back to the mound as the Giants’ Landen Roupp threw a pitch to Jorge Polanco, who fouled the ball off his foot. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026 The person filming then pans to the left to show a second helicopter, which the men continue to shoot at. — Max Burman, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pans
  1. faces
  2. criticizes
  3. faults
  4. blames
  5. knocks
  6. condemns
  7. denounces
Noun
  • There are two new faces leading South Florida’s historically Black districts, but neither is much of a surprise to voters in the deeply Democratic districts.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
  • What Florida lacks is a straightforward admission-specific standard that applies whenever a business asks visitors to use their faces as tickets.
    — Burak Oktenli, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of faces
Verb
  • Cervera, who often publicly criticizes school district decisions, defends his criticism of Fernandez.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
  • At an October debate, Bass pointed out that Raman, as chair of the city council’s housing and homelessness committee, had repeatedly approved spending on Inside Safe, the very program Raman now criticizes as expensive and insufficiently accountable.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of criticizes
Verb
  • The daughter, Shannon Amos, faults her brother, Kelly Christopher Amos, for delaying medical care while isolating the actor from his family and friends in the years leading up to his death.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The report specifically faults the Ohio Department of Development's oversight, as well as actions by local affiliates, including the Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network in Cleveland and Ohio State University South Centers in Piketon.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of faults
Verb
  • The ad blames the high cost of groceries on Israel, which Jewish leaders have condemned as antisemitic.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Microsoft blames the revenue drop on the benefit of Windows 10 end of support during the prior year, as well as OEM inventory drawdowns and a weaker PC market.
    — Tom Warren, The Verge, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of blames
Verb
  • The move knocks the financier’s voting power in Liberty down from 48% to 3%, and no holder of Liberty Media common stock now holds more than 9% of voting power.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The loss knocks the Hornets, who have high expectations for this season, to a 3-6 start.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of knocks
Verb
  • Alyssa Brouillet, a spokesperson for Rogers, told The Post during the campaign that Rogers condemns all hate including Islamophobia and that the critiques of El-Sayed’s associations and comments were factually accurate.
    — Erin Cox, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Presently, in this de jure socialist country that officially condemns capitalism, markets and the imperative of earning hard cash shape people’s daily lives.
    — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of condemns
Verb
  • More than anything, Swift’s masterpiece stands athwart Utopia and denounces the risky delusions of such a no-pace—for the most part.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
  • As the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises proceed, North Korea denounces them as invasion rehearsals, launches missiles and vows stronger deterrence, even as analysts say scaling back drills could weaken long-term allied readiness.
    — Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of denounces

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“Pans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pans. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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