as in face
the front part of the head
hey, I could do without seeing your ugly pan for a few days
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as in to blame
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
virtually all the movie critics have panned this latest sequel in a tired series
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Recent Examples of pan
Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
Heat a paella pan with a medium-high heat and add in 1/3 cup extra virgin
olive oil, after 1 minute, season the olive oil with sea salt and add in the cut
squid, mix with the olive oil and cook for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, then remove
from the pan and set aside.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Jack Dunn, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
The merriment turned bittersweet when the camera panned over to the late, great Maggie Smith as the legendary Dowager Countess, followed by a heavenly shot of Jessica Brown Findlay as poor Lady Sybil, who died shortly after giving birth in Season 3.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 13 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Transfer to a 9-inch pie pan, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
Heat a paella pan with a medium-high heat and add in 1/3 cup extra virgin
olive oil, after 1 minute, season the olive oil with sea salt and add in the cut
squid, mix with the olive oil and cook for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, then remove
from the pan and set aside.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
Upon its release on July 30th, the film was critically panned, briefly holding a 0% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
The merriment turned bittersweet when the camera panned over to the late, great Maggie Smith as the legendary Dowager Countess, followed by a heavenly shot of Jessica Brown Findlay as poor Lady Sybil, who died shortly after giving birth in Season 3.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pan
Noun
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City have brought in 10 new faces since January and let eight senior players leave, many of whom were integral parts of their four-title-in-a-row stretch from 2020-21 to 2023-24.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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Face to face, calling the director often seems like overkill.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Delta blames a global IT outage last summer for its performance problems.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The author compromises our trust in his appeal — likely unconsciously — by his blaming only one side.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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More generally, the Nepalese public criticized the government’s measures disproportionate impact on ordinary users.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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In the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination, Republicans on Sunday criticized some Democrats, suggesting language used by them contributed to Kirk's killing, claims that Democrats rejected.—
Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Without load and stress testing under realistic conditions, inefficiencies in scaling, response time or fault tolerance may remain undetected.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Many members of the Venezuelan opposition, Straka said, have long relished calling out government supporters for treating Hugo Chávez, Maduro’s predecessor, as a messiah, but they can be faulted for believing, with similar fervor, that American salvation is coming.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Republicans were unfazed by Democrats threatening to withhold their votes, accusing them of hypocrisy for condemning GOP efforts to win policy concessions in past funding battles.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Human rights groups, citing concerns over forced confessions, have condemned a wave of hundreds of arrests and warned that the government is using the June conflict as a pretext to escalate repression.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Elon Musk had steadily held his spot at the top of the billionaires list for nearly a year straight before Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison briefly knocked him from the throne last week.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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Remember, as little as 6 inches of moving water can knock you off your feet.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Hoffman, the lawmaker who was shot and wounded in June, and his family also issued a statement denouncing Kirk’s death.—
Mark Vancleave,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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Online posts, including one shared by the Idaho Freedom Foundation, a far-right think tank, denounced Berriochoa and prompted calls to the Department of Labor and even former employers and educators of Berriochoa.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Pan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pan. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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