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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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
Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
Handle heavy pans like cast-iron gently to keep them from banging on the grates and avoid chipping their enamel coating.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Think pots and pans with hooks through the handles, sheet pans stored vertically, cutting boards, cooking utensils, spice jars, dish towels, and so much more.
—Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2026
The wafting smell of buttery grits floats in the air and the sound of oil crackling in pans bounces off concrete walls.
—Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
White pans over to the eaves and snaps a photo, where a couple of snakes are seen, quite literally hanging out.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 5 June 2026
That speaks to the latest spark of innovation, care, and commitment that’s spread across the local food scene, where unprecedented times call for all hands (and knives and pans) on deck.
—Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 June 2026
Yellow light like tissue paper wrinkled across disposable foil pans.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
How hot is too hot for Teflon pans?
—Ryan Brennan
june 2, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
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
The camera pans across the first two dogs, both of whom appear perfectly clean, wide-eyed, and seemingly innocent.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
The sisters also allegedly chased the worker through the restaurant and threw items at her, including hot grease and pots and pans, Metro Detroit News reported.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
Handle heavy pans like cast-iron gently to keep them from banging on the grates and avoid chipping their enamel coating.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Think pots and pans with hooks through the handles, sheet pans stored vertically, cutting boards, cooking utensils, spice jars, dish towels, and so much more.
—Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2026
The wafting smell of buttery grits floats in the air and the sound of oil crackling in pans bounces off concrete walls.
—Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
White pans over to the eaves and snaps a photo, where a couple of snakes are seen, quite literally hanging out.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 5 June 2026
That speaks to the latest spark of innovation, care, and commitment that’s spread across the local food scene, where unprecedented times call for all hands (and knives and pans) on deck.
—Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 June 2026
Yellow light like tissue paper wrinkled across disposable foil pans.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
How hot is too hot for Teflon pans?
—Ryan Brennan
june 2, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Verb
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
The camera pans across the first two dogs, both of whom appear perfectly clean, wide-eyed, and seemingly innocent.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pans
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Blue light glasses keep showing up on TikTok feeds, YouTube product hauls and the faces of office workers everywhere.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
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A lot of the guests would presumably be recognizable faces, meaning that the couple not only has to deal with their own privacy, but everyone else's.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Read's suit criticizes police for not searching the home where O'Keefe was found for blood, fingerprints or DNA evidence.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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The suit also criticizes ChatGPT’s propensity to agree with users, arguing that the service’s sycophancy can lead users to develop dangerous psychological attachment to the platform and cause users to pay money to unlock more generous usage quotas.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
Verb
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The legal filing also faults the company’s handling of smoke damage claims, including denials of payments for hygienic testing.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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On the next page, David Greising faults Mayor Brandon Johnson for failing to adequately entice the Bears to stay in Chicago.—
Colleen Kujawa,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The filing blames the company’s significant debt burden and the costs of its retail spaces as primary reasons for the bankruptcy filing.—
Carlton Gillespie,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
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Davenport blames it on the business’s contraction.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Enough sunshine on Sunday should push temperatures back into the low 90s before a cooler breeze knocks us back to normal on Monday.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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And that's when a shot blasts through the door and knocks Lena to the ground.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
Verb
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Victim's mother condemns domestic violence In a statement, Beaver's mother, Susan Beaver, said domestic violence affects too many families.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Olson went on to say that the Holy Father, like his predecessors, consistently condemns acts of terrorism, including those sanctioned by Iran and its surrogates in the Middle East.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Ellison denounces the allegations as a baseless political stunt, warning that using prosecutorial power to pursue rivals instead of protecting public programs erodes trust in democratic institutions.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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The project denounces Haiti’s justice system through the story of a woman imprisoned for years without trial and later judged not by law, but by scripture.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Pans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pans. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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