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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
Health care, homelessness and housing in California: Have Gavin Newsom’s promises panned out?
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Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
Obviously, the season hasn’t panned out for him like Hill, or anyone had hoped.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
While many of these quarterbacks haven’t panned out, Richardson rose to the dynasty QB5 on KTC in October of 2023.
—Steve Bradshaw, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
At the same time that a close-up shot of the nominee was shown, the CBS broadcast panned out to the larger crowd at the Beverly Hilton Hotel to show where each actor was sitting, and Jenner was right by her beau's side.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
Obviously, the season hasn’t panned out for him like Hill, or anyone had hoped.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
While many of these quarterbacks haven’t panned out, Richardson rose to the dynasty QB5 on KTC in October of 2023.
—Steve Bradshaw, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
At the same time that a close-up shot of the nominee was shown, the CBS broadcast panned out to the larger crowd at the Beverly Hilton Hotel to show where each actor was sitting, and Jenner was right by her beau's side.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pan out
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Much in the way Tom Brady’s annual excellence limited Peyton Manning’s postseason upside, Patrick Mahomes‘ dynastic run with the Kansas City Chiefs has proven problematic for the other AFC quarterbacks of his era.—
Peter Sblendorio,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2025
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Over the span of thousands of years, tasty fruit has proven to be a good way to help with seed dispersal in the environment.—
Heather Zidack,
Hartford Courant,
11 Jan. 2025
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Washington head coach Dan Quinn decided to be aggressive and sent his offense to try and pick up the first down and succeeded on a quarterback keeper from Daniels.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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By the time the Los Angeles Fire Department had succeeded in putting out the blaze, more than six thousand acres had been scorched and nearly five hundred houses had been destroyed, including ones belonging to Zsa Zsa Gabor and Aldous Huxley.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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And his route on two of them could be best described as, hey, just go find some space.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
19 Jan. 2025
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Boston could have potentially escaped with a win if any of those plays had gone the other way.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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There seems little point going over old ground, but anyone wanting a bit more context can read it by clicking the link below.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
13 Jan. 2025
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With a few pragmatic exceptions, fact checkers go over everything published by the magazine, editing for balance, fairness, and context.—
Fergus McIntosh,
The New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2025
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Keep your information safe: Never click on links or provide personal information in response to unsolicited texts. 5.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
19 Jan. 2025
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The primary initial attack methodology revolves around your email, do not click attacks or phish-free threats alike.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Two weeks ago Sauer filed an unusual friend-of-the-court brief in the pending TikTok case which urges the justices to put the matter on hold and allow the new president time to work out a deal.—
David G. Savage,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Most evidence shows that consistently working out is more important than the time of day.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Pan out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pan%20out. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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