PAN OUT Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

pan out

verb

Definition of pan out

as in to prove

to come to be the eagerly anticipated kayaking trip never panned out

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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 From beef to diesel, White House efforts to bring down prices — the top concern among midterm voters — have failed so far to pan out. — Riley Beggin, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2026 The title track’s weird coherence does make some of the lesser tracks feel like experiments that didn’t pan out. — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 28 Sep. 2026 That plan didn’t pan out, schedule-wise, but the filmmaker and the artist finally found a way to collaborate. — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 That didn’t pan out, and Jenkins will not be in Season 2, Batra confirmed to Deadline. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pan out

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Verb

At every opportunity, Chris Brown seemed to be waiting in the wings, backflipping in Ne-Yo’s face, proving his dream of a certain era was long gone.

— Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026
None of this means that Miller’s forecast will prove the most accurate in the days to come.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of prove

Verb

Jayaprakash told Fortune that most of the new money will go toward purchasing more computing power.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Bauers and his wife, Lauren Bauers, sat down with ABC News’ Will Reeve to discuss his journey, going from nearly walking away from professional baseball in 2024 to being named the National League Championship Series MVP last week.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of go

Verb

My skin would tingle whenever Iverson got close to that mic and whispered along its neck, as if his breath were actually going over my neck too.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Police said Textor kept this scheme going over the course of approximately five years.

— Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of go over

Verb

Also, the proposition does not spell out the terms or interest rates on the loans, which would be worked out if the measure is approved.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Users will have to work out for themselves whether buying playtime piecemeal is worth it.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of work out

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