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
Herbs can be chopped and frozen in olive oil or water in ice cube trays, giving you instant flavor bombs to drop into pans later. — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026 Its menu is built around trad Spanish tapas spanning jamón, manchego and padrón peppers through to croquetas, gambas al ajillo, tortilla and oversized pans of seafood paella or arroz negro. — Lela London, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Her other suggestions to cut down on PFAS exposure include avoiding non-stick pans that leach PFAS into food, spill-resistant carpets and long-lasting cosmetics, like all-day lipstick. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 Bourdain was doing all of the grunt work at the Flagship, scrubbing pots and pans, scraping plates, peeling potatoes, and cleaning shrimp. — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 7 Aug. 2026 In several municipalities, particularly in Havana, residents staged neighborhood protests after blackouts lasting more than 48 hours, banging pots and pans and burning garbage piled up on street corners. — Andrea Rodriguez, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 These pans are versatile for cooking food besides omelets but can be a bit tricky for beginners. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 Out of an abundance of caution, Ukrop’s is recalling all of the products that were prepared using similar baking pans. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 3 Aug. 2026 Bake buns, rotating pans left to right and front to back halfway through, until golden brown all over, 20–25 minutes. — Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Aug. 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
  1. faces
  2. criticizes
  3. faults
  4. blames
  5. knocks
  6. condemns
  7. denounces
Noun
  • There are a lot of new faces; some old, familiar faces are nowhere to be found; and some of those that did return have new jobs.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Some diligently blur out the faces of guests who are in the vicinity and captured on camera.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of faces
Verb
  • Summary Digital forensics expert Brett Shavers criticizes how non-practitioners increasingly dictate digital investigation processes, prioritizing administrative metrics over field realities.
    — Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Arendt criticizes these men but never says that the Jews were responsible for their own destruction.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of criticizes
Verb
  • Rodriguez, who was a persistent critic of FPL in the Senate, faults Uthmeier for not intervening against the utility’s $7 billion rate hike, which is being appealed in court after the Public Service Commission approved it.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2026
  • Aligned groups, such as Democratic Majority for Israel, have criticized more recent comments, including a May op-ed in which Van Hollen faults Israel for the failure of a two-state solution to the Palestinian conflict.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 22 June 2026
Definition of faults
Verb
  • Forchion blames the city for the crime, saying there is a lack of police patrols.
    — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Hasina blames uprising on 'coordinated assault' Instead, Hasina on Wednesday blamed the violence on the protesters.
    — Shamim Chowdhury, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of blames
Verb
  • Brink is no stranger to the injury bug, as this is just the latest in a series of knocks the Sparks center has taken recently.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The denim collection from Levi’s always knocks it out of the park, and these baggy jeans are no exception.
    — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of knocks
Verb
  • The outlaw country legend issued a rallying cry across his social media channels on Tuesday, sharing a statement that condemns rapidly escalating data center construction across the United States.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026
  • The Illinois Nurses Association strongly condemns Prime’s attempts to permanently close the unit, said Kaitlynd French, who was previously a nurse at the hospital and now works as the union’s staff representative for the nurses there.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026
Definition of condemns
Verb
  • Washington denounces Cuba’s overseas medical missions as exploitative and presses allies to drop them, but Calabria’s governor says losing the doctors would cripple care and vows to keep them.
    — Paolo Santalucia, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of denounces

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