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panned 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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After more than 12 years in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces a painful reality check: His promise to modernize India’s economy hasn’t panned out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The way it panned out is very disappointing.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

While analysts feared biosimilars for the standard-dose version of Eyelea would hurt Eyelea HD sales, this thesis doesn’t seem to have panned out.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

The singer said she couldn’t help but wonder whether things would have panned out differently had people shown out like that before Shafer and Mamikunian made their choice.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

But no matter how it panned out, I knew I’d at least done something good for myself in speaking up about my needs.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama