as in criticized
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 panned
But that explanation has been widely panned by Walz and others based on videos of the confrontation.
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Wcco Staff, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
In quick succession Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune panned the idea of capping credit card interest.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
One idea leaders panned, though, was creating a line item for vouchers separate from the traditional K-12 budget — something the Senate, Governor’s Office and state auditors all recommended.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
The camera then panned to Isabel, who was tearing up.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
But that explanation has been widely panned by Walz and others based on videos of the confrontation.
—Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
The Jeannot signing was widely panned as an overpayment.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Banks’ defense has panned the government’s case, claiming prosecutors have relied on the testimony of a cooperating witness with a changing story.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
Some viewers have panned her character as a misogynistic caricature.
—Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panned
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No less than a half-dozen GOP senators publicly criticized the Department of Justice for investigating Powell over Hill testimony last year about the Fed headquarters’ renovation.—
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The federal government has stepped up operations in Chicago and the Twin Cities, both Democratic strongholds, during the fall and local officials have criticized them for sowing chaos and confusion.—
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Thai authorities are now investigating the incident, which follows a series of other fatal accidents which have been blamed on safty lapses, the BBC reported.—
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Ground beef price spike is blamed on several factors, most prevalent weather and drought.—
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Auditors faulted the state for not having the investigative chops to catch fraud.—
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Nineteen students and two teachers were killed, and investigations have faulted the police response and suggested that a 77-minute delay in police mounting a counterassault could have contributed to the carnage.—
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The song’s massive popularity drew the public ire of Nicolás Maduro, who started a new administration facing international pressure after opposition denounced the 2024 elections result as fraudulent.—
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Top Republican lawmakers issued rare rebukes of the president over the action, which was also denounced by every living former Fed chair.—
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Moments later, Frey strongly condemned the incident to CNN’s Jake Tapper and urged ICE officers to get out of Minneapolis.—
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The incident was also condemned by Brandenburg’s Minister-President Dietmar Woidke and Interior Minister Rene Wilke, who are both members of the social-democratic SPD party.—
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The reporter, Hannah Natanson, was at her home in Virginia when FBI agents knocked on her door to execute the search warrant, the newspaper reported.—
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The husband told police that a man wearing an Amazon-style vest knocked on his door, claiming to have a package requiring a signature.—
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“Panned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panned. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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