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as in succeeds
to turn out as planned or desired
the investment scheme didn't quite pan out
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Recent Examples of pans out
Time will tell if this trade pans out well for the Packers in 2025, but if Parsons continues double-digit sacks, Green Bay will be a big problem this season.
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pans out
Verb
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Beautiful Boy Steve Carell proves his dramatic acting chops in this heartbreaking tale about a family grappling with their son's drug abuse.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Chili’s economy proves casual dining works.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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If Klarna succeeds, its IPO will be remembered less as the float of a payments firm than as the first public test of a new financial operating model.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Charnvirakul, a construction magnate, succeeds Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a member of the powerful Shinawatra family who was suspended in July after a phone call with a former Cambodian leader was leaked.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As for Cracker Barrel, where the company goes from here is anyone’s guess.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Money raised from Arizona lottery games goes toward funding higher education, health and human services, environmental conservation and economic and business development in the state.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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In 2023, the data gathering platform Statista estimated that 46% of all emails were spam, which works out to 160 billion emails sent each day.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Through its ten episodes, The Paper works out some of its kinks, as so many freshman sitcoms do.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Pans out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pans%20out. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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