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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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The stock’s 14% rise so far in 2026 suggests those predictions are panning out.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

Investors will also be anxious for insight from management as to how it sees earnings panning out in 2026.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 2025

It is as though the series will inevitably end with the character opening her eyes and the camera slowly panning out to reveal her padded cell.

From Salon • Jul. 15, 2025

As the mines in the Grand Cañon had ceased panning out as expected, Wallace Weston gave up his interest there to Lucas Langley and Harding, and returned East with his beautiful wife.

From Buffalo Bill's Spy Trailer Or, The Stranger in Camp by Ingraham, Prentiss