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
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
Heat a cast-iron skillet or grill pan over medium-high heat.
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Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
26 June 2026
Marc Levy,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
The video then panned through several photos of Shelton through the years — and a throwback selfie of the couple together.
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Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
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Noun
Alston battered Vitels over the back of her head at least five times with a pan, ultimately stuffing her lifeless body into a duffel bag and into a closet, the court heard Friday.
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Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
Heat a cast-iron skillet or grill pan over medium-high heat.
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Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
26 June 2026
Verb
DeSantis panned that idea, noting that the federal government isn’t acting.
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Marc Levy,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
The video then panned through several photos of Shelton through the years — and a throwback selfie of the couple together.
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Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
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According to the report, the boy first developed progressive facial numbness and tingling on the right side of his face, followed by loss of appetite, painful swallowing and vomiting.
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Kiros, who defeated DeGette, is now the face of democratic socialists in the state.
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Before the earthquakes, the government generally defended its national health system as robust, blaming shortcomings on sanctions imposed by the United States.
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This ruling compels companies to confront systemic biases embedded in their hiring data, rather than solely blaming technology.
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The program posed a massive political problem for Mamdani, who’s been criticized by both his allies and opponents for his stance.
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While state studies have criticized the state’s education governance model, voters have rejected at least four attempts dating back to 1928 to reform the position.
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If these rotations fail to get results, will Spo take the blame or will fans forget his history and fault the player who is underperforming?
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The lawsuit also faulted organizers for not ensuring attendees did not have weapons, tear gas or bear spray, for allowing attendees to enter the festival from multiple unmonitored points and for not imposing security measures after problems at previous events.
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Eight of the primary winners who condemned the Gaza conflict were backed by American Priorities, a new pro-Palestinian super PAC supporting candidates who have been critical of Israel’s military actions.
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Lot is often described in the Qurʾān, and in subsequent interpretive traditions, in the role of condemning the men of Sodom for lusting after men rather than women.
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Each part looks radically different today than when players first started knocking balls around hundreds of years ago.
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The bench tipped, and the man put out a hand to steady himself, knocking a Hopi headpiece off a ledge.
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Activists and faith leaders denounced the conditions at the office during a press conference the previous day, calling on officials to visit the facility and said there had been bad conditions at the facility for weeks.
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Prosecutors call Hearn’s actions a deliberate, violent act causing more than $1,000 in damage, and his attorneys denounce the case as an alarming misuse of government power.
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“Pan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pan. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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