as in faces
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 criticizes
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 pans
Regina Cano Garcia, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
Cooking with multiple hot burners, pans, and pots?
—New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2026
Baked in deep, rectangular pans, the hefty pies won over Idahoans with thick, airy crusts and oceans of red sauce ladled on top.
—Michael Deeds
january 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Jan. 2026
Ahead, discover genius ways to wrangle your pots and pans neatly, once and for all.
—Alex Ronan, Architectural Digest, 1 Jan. 2026
Avoid stacking other pans on top of cast iron to prevent any remaining moisture on those pans from getting onto your cast iron.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
These aluminum pans from Nordic Ware are our top pick for their efficient and even heat distribution, warp-resistant design, easy-to-clean nature, and unbeatable price point.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Nov. 2025
Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
The video, which pans across the family's Waco, Texas, farmhouse, shows more than just the spread of flower arrangements the designer is preparing.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
But Steve returns the uniform to its drawer, an apt metaphor to putting away his hero-ing duties, and picks up a bouncing new baby as the camera pans around to reveal Evans' face.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Dec. 2025
The camera pans over to the iPad screen, confirming Pinkerman’s son is using the AI app.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
As citizens are forced to evacuate the fictional city of Metropolis, the camera slowly pans to an elderly woman carrying her pet turtles.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Nov. 2025
Video issued by the intelligence service shows an unidentified person holding a remote control, then pans to reveal a silver car on a road before the car explodes in a burst of flames.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Deep in thought, the camera pans up to Hart's son Ryan, played by Michael Provost, trotting over to him on horseback.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
Not to be outdone, a 1961 Dutch version has its Elizabeth arrive in mud up to her waist, then shamelessly pans her body in a close-up, from ankles to bosom.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
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In the Chilean capital of Santiago, people waved Venezuelan flags and banging pots and pans as vehicles passed by honking at them.
—Verb
But when the camera pans to the audience, almost everyone is sitting with their hands poised in their laps, similar to how Henry/Vecna sat in his human form.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for pans
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After the play, Sirianni and Brown were seen on the broadcast getting in each other's faces.—
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Their necks contorted slightly and smiles spread across their faces as the high-definition videos started and their journeys commenced.—
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Opposition criticizes the deal Skerrit provided few details on how his island, still facing a housing shortage after Category 5 Hurricane Maria devastated the island in September 2017, plans to accommodate the refugees.—
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Animal rights is not the only point on which Sliwa criticizes the president.—
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In the Gospels, Jesus faults the Pharisees for insisting on a legalistic Sabbath.—
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The group’s memo faults the NDAA on two fronts.—
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Her school blames a heartbreaking tragedy in her family.—
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And in fact, somebody that Victor blames for the death of his beloved mother.—
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Three weeks later, in early October, Kim knocks on Helen’s door.—
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One of the biggest knocks on him is his lack of experience.—
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By contrast, Eugenia condemns herself to a future of festering tension and fury.—
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The government condemns the reprehensible attack on innocent students and the killing of school officials who were carrying out their noble duty.—
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Hamas, which initially accepted the ceasefire text, now denounces the framework as an effort to turn an emergency pause into a permanent security order.—
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One celebrates the beauty and moral uplift of the Sabbath; the other denounces the immorality of the godless in the fiery manner of a tent-revival preacher.—
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“Pans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pans. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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