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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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A number of false reports initially gave hope for some closure for the Martin family, but none panned out.
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2024
However, not all of his predictions have panned out.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
The state said that fears of mass layoffs and massive inflation didn’t pan out.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 11 Oct. 2024
Atwater had a couple of romances in the past that didn’t pan out, sometimes because of his work.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2024
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2024
However, not all of his predictions have panned out.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
The state said that fears of mass layoffs and massive inflation didn’t pan out.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 11 Oct. 2024
Atwater had a couple of romances in the past that didn’t pan out, sometimes because of his work.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Pan out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pan%20out. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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