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panning out

VERB

come to pass; succeed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

turn out

WEAK

click come out culminate eventuate go go over happen net prove out result work out yield

Antonyms

WEAK

fail not happen

Example Sentences

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But this is not how Isak envisaged his first year at Anfield panning out following his protracted £125m move from Newcastle United last September.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

But when the 4-year-old’s predictions weren’t panning out during the first weekend of playoff games this month, the situation took a nasty turn.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

Some companies canceled moonshots that weren’t panning out, Equilar found.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

But Scott Faber of the Environmental Working Group said he doesn't see such strategies panning out.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

The silver mine is panning out big and she will be a very rich girl by the time she comes of age.

From Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Among the Kentucky Mountaineers by Flower, Jessie Graham [pseud.]