PANS Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of pans next

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

Cool cake layers in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. —

Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2026 Rinse and dry the coils and drip pans completely before putting them back in the correct place. —

Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 1 May 2026 No trip would be complete without Detroit-style pizza—the square pies were originally baked in the steel pans used by auto workers and are still done the same way. —

Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026 The video pans to an airstream on his Pacific Palisades property, which was destroyed by the devastating LA fires early last year. —

Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026 And scratched nonstick pans are a real concern for most home cooks. —

Jennifer Zyman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026 Grease 3 small loaf pans (5 by 3 by 2 inches) or 1 large loaf pan. —

Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026 Every few minutes, the quiet of a muggy spring evening in the Park Glen neighborhood in far north Fort Worth was broken by the clanging of pots, pans, air horns, and other noisemakers as residents looked skyward at unwanted guests. —

Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026

Verb

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 But then the camera pans over to a certain object that leaves a lingering question mark and begs for a sequel. —

Melinda Newman, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2026 Then the camera pans down to reveal an untouched bowl of greenery. —

Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026

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Noun

The 26-year-old faces charges, including domestic violence simple battery, domestic violence false imprisonment, tampering with evidence, failure to report a death to the medical examiner’s office or law enforcement and unlawfully holding or moving a human dead body in unapproved conditions.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Pep Guardiola heavily rotated his side for Manchester City’s FA Cup semi-final with Championship side Southampton on Saturday evening, bringing fresh faces into the starting XI and resting some of his key players for the final stretch of the league season.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 1 May 2026