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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
However, Judge did not pan out well, going 10-23 before being fired after the 2021 season to make way for Brian Daboll.
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
It’s been four years since the Rockies traded away a franchise icon (third baseman Nolan Arenado) to St. Louis, with cash, for a pitcher (Austin Gomber) and four prospects who never panned out.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
Then there’s Baty, who has not panned out as the Mets had hoped after drafting him in the first round in 2019.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
In contrast, marketing and fraud detection can afford to target many cases that don't pan out — an unavoidable part of the numbers games that those kinds of operations inevitably play.
—Eric Siegel, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
It’s been four years since the Rockies traded away a franchise icon (third baseman Nolan Arenado) to St. Louis, with cash, for a pitcher (Austin Gomber) and four prospects who never panned out.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
Then there’s Baty, who has not panned out as the Mets had hoped after drafting him in the first round in 2019.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
In contrast, marketing and fraud detection can afford to target many cases that don't pan out — an unavoidable part of the numbers games that those kinds of operations inevitably play.
—Eric Siegel, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pan out
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But Saturday’s loss to the Pirates, who came in sitting in last place in the Big East and on a nine-game losing skid, proved the two-time reigning champs still have a long ways to go.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
16 Feb. 2025
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The decision immediately proved controversial, with the crowd loudly booing both players during their run.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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Donald Trump’s efforts to buy Greenland from Denmark went nowhere during his first term and are no more likely to succeed in his second.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes,
11 Feb. 2025
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There was still enough momentum for the record to succeed commercially without the group.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
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President Cal Bradford’s last day on — or rather, under — Earth is the focus of this week’s Paradise, an hour that also sees Xavier officially go rogue.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
11 Feb. 2025
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Hathaway's seconds-long appearance quickly went viral on social media as fans embraced the cheerful clip.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Utah went over seven minutes without scoring a point.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
16 Feb. 2025
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The Europeans began exploring what kind of force might be needed about a year ago, but the sense of urgency has grown amid concern that U.S. President Donald Trump might go over their heads, and possibly even Ukraine's, to clinch a deal with Putin.—
LORNE COOK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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Anyone clicking on the bureau’s home page as recently as Monday was greeted by a message indicating the page couldn’t be found, along with the image of an electric plug dangling uselessly next to a power outlet.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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Never click on links that seem unusual or come from unknown sources.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
10 Feb. 2025
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Each canister is supposed to make two liters of water, and the math works out to about $1 per liter of sparkling water, which is more than the 50 cents or so per liter of a regular soda maker’s tank.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
11 Feb. 2025
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But mixed-use projects haven’t always worked out on the river.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Pan out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pan%20out. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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