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as in to succeed
to turn out as planned or desired
the investment scheme didn't quite pan out
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Recent Examples of pan out
As the camera pans out to the police approaching the bridge, a newscaster’s voice announces that the Pentagon has exposed the Shattered Dove files and released four Retcon 13 members.
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Climate & Environment Power-hungry AI data centers are raising electric bills and blackout risk
Aug. 12, 2024
Still, questions linger about how Stargate will pan out.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The 49ers had some initial success pairing him with a speed rusher, Dee Ford, but more recent iterations haven’t panned out as well and the 49ers seem more inclined to find a bigger, three-down bookend who can take over for Leonard Floyd when his contract expires next year.
—Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
After 15 minutes, pull the pan out (with gloves again) and wipe it down again.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 12 Feb. 2025
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Climate & Environment Power-hungry AI data centers are raising electric bills and blackout risk
Aug. 12, 2024
Still, questions linger about how Stargate will pan out.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The 49ers had some initial success pairing him with a speed rusher, Dee Ford, but more recent iterations haven’t panned out as well and the 49ers seem more inclined to find a bigger, three-down bookend who can take over for Leonard Floyd when his contract expires next year.
—Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
After 15 minutes, pull the pan out (with gloves again) and wipe it down again.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pan out
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Pro-Palestinian sentiments still run strong among the peoples of the region, and history has proven how civil unrest can quickly lead to instability even in nominally stable nations.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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The success of The Onion Field proved to be a turning point for Wambaugh.—
Chris Koseluk,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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Related Stories The return-to-form album can typically succeed on the back of familiarity; day-one fans will always be chasing the high that an artist’s breakthrough once offered.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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Smaller powers can, through the intelligent application of attrition, succeed in advancing their own goals.—
Phillips Payson O’Brien,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
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Butler went from junior college to Marquette and then was a late first-round draft pick by the Bulls, needing to scratch and claw for playing time before emerging as an All-Star.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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February 4 Trump's new 10% tariffs on all Chinese imports to the U.S. still go into effect.—
TIME,
TIME,
8 Mar. 2025
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Trish and Tiffany should go over as WWE gives the fans at Rogers Centre a treat.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The jumping could come in handy for tasks such as traversing gaps, going over obstacles, or even hitting lighter obstacles to move them out of its way.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
28 Feb. 2025
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With a popgun offence, the defensive seams showing and a work rate that has clicked in and out all season, the club determined that something had to be done.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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The pieces of its plot are often left floating in mid-air until their function clicks into place, via either explanation or overt symbolism.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2025
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Participants performed unilateral resistance exercise, working out one leg in one phase and the other in the next phase.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Mar. 2025
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The Aztecs will work out 15 times over six weeks, leading up to the AztecFAST Showcase on April 19 at Snapdragon Stadium.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Pan out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pan%20out. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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