panned out

verb

Definition of panned outnext
past tense of pan out
1
as in proved
to come to be the eagerly anticipated kayaking trip never panned out

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2
as in succeeded
to turn out as planned or desired the investment scheme didn't quite pan out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for panned out
  1. proved
  2. succeeded
  3. evolved
  4. went
Verb
  • The experience proved life-changing.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Four Thousand Weeks proved an opportune project.
    Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of proved
Verb
  • The bottom line Last month, stocks succeeded in defying gravity, soaring instead of letting the historical weight of their poor performance in September bring them down.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Despite these hurdles, Flora has succeeded thanks to their team's diverse background and support from partners like InsureTech NY.
    Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of succeeded
Verb
  • But with practice, these simple actions evolved into more complex behaviors, such as steering the car toward a specific destination.
    Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The grandmother hypothesis According to Zollikofer, this unique mixture of great ape-like and human-like features in tooth development shows that early Homo had already evolved a pattern of an extended growth phase.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of evolved
Verb
  • Seeing how fast Ukraine went from thousands of drones to millions, things could move quickly.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Sandro went small, launching the mini-version of its Tangoso hobo in new colors and a canvas version too, and added cute styling for footwear with boat shoes pre-flipped down at the back for a slip-on feel.
    Rhonda Richford, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of went
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