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slang
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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verb

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Recent Examples of pan
Noun
As Pioneer players walked into the arena for practice this week, CC was on the mind, even if the pan was not visible to the naked eye. Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2025 Gently tap pan on counter a few times to get rid of any large air bubbles. Josh Miller, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
Republicans, Democrats, conservatives, and liberals widely panned the release. Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Mar. 2025 When Anne Hathaway co-hosted the ceremony with James Franco in 2012, it was widely panned as the Academy's awkward attempt to attract younger viewers. Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pan
Noun
  • Canal+ is remaining bullish in the face of a falling share price, as its first full-year results since its London listing revealed improved revenues of €6.45B ($6.77B).
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
  • In 2019, Scarlett Johansson spoke out about the dangers of the practice after her face was grafted onto explicit videos.
    Simmone Shah, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The Democratic establishment’s focus on blaming Trump for those price spikes represents a stark break from its activists, who have launched a protest movement arguing that Trump is a budding dictator with no regard for the Constitution.
    Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Recently, however, doctors have started reporting more cases of iodine-deficient hypothyroidism—and our salt preferences may be at least partially to blame.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Musk has repeatedly criticized Social Security, one of the government's most popular programs, and DOGE staffers have been working inside the agency.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Hutchins’ mother, Olga Solovey, has criticized Baldwin’s response.
    Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • According to the online world, in comparison, Conan knocked it out the park with his jokes and songs.
    Callum Booth, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • My ignorance about menopause knocked any such certainties firmly aside.
    Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • City audit led to changeover As for animal control, KC Pet Project sought that contract after a 2017 city audit had faulted the city-run animal control unit for being overly focused on issuing tickets to pet owners.
    Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Hours earlier, the head of the South Florida Police Benevolent Association officers’ union, Steadman Stahl, faulted Hill for winding up on the ground while being handcuffed.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Trump also signed an executive order targeting antisemitism, specifically condemning protests following Hamas' October 7, 2023, attack on Israel.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Several countries have condemned the violence in the strongest terms.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025

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“Pan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pan. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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