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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
Sometimes this strategy pans out.
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
And the camera pans out on a shot of the two of them outside the beach house, with its promises of summer and the beautiful things yet to come.
—Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Wenger still faces sentencing in that case, regardless of how the civil rights trial pans out.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
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.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
And the camera pans out on a shot of the two of them outside the beach house, with its promises of summer and the beautiful things yet to come.
—Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Wenger still faces sentencing in that case, regardless of how the civil rights trial pans out.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
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.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pans out
Verb
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This double release proves that their most ambitious and incisive work may still lie ahead.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
26 Sep. 2025
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At $25,000, this buzzy Amazon find proves that creating extra space doesn’t require a hefty mortgage or months of construction.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Sep. 2025
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Nolan, an Oscar winner and one of the most successful helmers of his generation, succeeds Lesli Linka Glatter, who served two terms at the helm and was first elected in 2021.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
21 Sep. 2025
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Luckily, this practice can still be done in the window that succeeds late fall die-off and precedes a heavy freeze.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The camera goes hurtling after the characters, none of whom move the same way.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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To ensure compliance with these rules, the DMV collects a $3 fee from all drivers who enroll in these courses — money which goes toward routine monitoring of traffic schools.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The spacious property in the 37700 block of Brayton Street in Fremont was sold on July 25, 2025 for $2,170,000 which works out to $1,048 per square foot.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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The numeral form of September 16, 2025 is 09/16/25, which works out to (3^2)/(4^2)/(5^2).—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Pans out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pans%20out. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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