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

The glass container has a pour spout and a spray nozzle so users can fill it up with the oil of their choice to grease pans or top dips. —

Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026 Harriet’s old pans rattled in the kitchen. —

Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 30 May 2026 Pots and pans were observed to be stored on the floor in the food prep area. —

Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026 Opt for meals that require only one or two pots or pans and are easy to eat. —

Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026 Let the cakes cool in the pans to room temperature before running a butter knife inside the rim of the pans and inverting the cakes onto the rack. —

Kate Bradshaw, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026 Divide the batter evenly between the prepared baking pans and use an offset spatula to smooth the tops. —

CBS News, 24 May 2026 So durable, in fact, that some pans can go right in the dishwasher. —

Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 May 2026 There are certain design decisions and details that are more popular in small homes and apartments where space is limited, Hanging pots and pans from a rail, choosing sofas with storage, and stacking a washer and dryer, for all make sense in a small space, for example. —

Lacey Ramburger, The Spruce, 22 May 2026

Verb

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 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

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Noun

Always, always those little ashen faces.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
The faces of the movement, from the models fronting natural-hair campaigns to the content creators filming wash-day tutorials, were overwhelmingly young—women like Chizi Duru, who is now 30; Whitney White, now 40; and Shaneice Crystal, now 31.

— Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 29 May 2026