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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
There’s drag, and then there’s the drag-on-drag of girls playing boys playing girls playing… well, however that flow chat pans out.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Still, there’s no doubt that his speed, motor and defensive IQ should mesh well somewhere in this team’s lineup, regardless of how this second-line experiment, which started positively against Calgary, pans out.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
While episodes have been airing on cable, Wednesday will mark their streaming premiere — and all 10 episodes will come available, meaning that fans won’t have to wait much longer to see how the rest of the season pans out.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
The camera pans out to show that there are even more bloodstains splashed over the subflooring of the living room.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
The camera then slowly pans out to reveal that Couric is actually wearing a hospital gown as doctors nearby prepare her for a colonoscopy.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Sometimes this strategy pans out.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 24 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
Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Still, there’s no doubt that his speed, motor and defensive IQ should mesh well somewhere in this team’s lineup, regardless of how this second-line experiment, which started positively against Calgary, pans out.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
While episodes have been airing on cable, Wednesday will mark their streaming premiere — and all 10 episodes will come available, meaning that fans won’t have to wait much longer to see how the rest of the season pans out.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
The camera pans out to show that there are even more bloodstains splashed over the subflooring of the living room.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
The camera then slowly pans out to reveal that Couric is actually wearing a hospital gown as doctors nearby prepare her for a colonoscopy.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Sometimes this strategy pans out.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 24 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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Asymmetrical Ruched Midi Dress Polka dots are back in a big way, and this romantic midi dress proves why.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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Outside of having a superior arm, significantly more rushing yards and touchdowns (1,370 and 13 rushing touchdowns), and playing more games (84), there’s nothing quantifiable that proves Herbert’s the superior quarterback when compared to Tagovailoa.—
Omar Kelly
October 10,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Scherger succeeds Michael Casamento, who, after 10 years as Amcor's CFO, has decided to return home to Australia to be closer to his family on a full-time basis.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Soria, who is 63, succeeds Kennedy, an accountant and former Urban Corps finance official who took over as CEO in 2020.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When one of her group members is murdered before her eyes and another’s plea for help goes unanswered, Laura is driven to act.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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Instead, the Peacemaker season two finale goes a few scenes further.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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In one of many tonally jarring subplots, Vince works out a scam to burn down his dead mother’s house in Brooklyn to collect the insurance money with the help of a corrupt fire marshal.—
Andrew Bernard,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 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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