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Pan Out (Verb)

Be a success; "The idea panned out".

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Their plan to start an online business and rely on social media for advertising eventually panned out and is now expanding globally.
She took a chance at becoming an artist, and to her surprise it panned out, with galleries and collectors clamoring for her work.
The new restaurant looked like it was in trouble after a slow start, but when they revamped the menu and hired more staff, the whole concept finally panned out.
He invested all his savings in the startup and it ultimately panned out when they received a massive buyout offer from a major corporation.
Her decision to leave the corporate world and start her own bakery seemed reckless to friends and family, but it panned out when the shop became a neighborhood favorite.

Wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals.

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

She carefully swirled and washed the dirt in the pan to see if any gold would pan out.
As the mineral particles started to pan out, he realized this might be a lucrative claim.
After several hours of washing dirt in his pan, the precious minerals were starting to pan out.
To find the gold, first pan out the larger rocks and pebbles to focus on the finer particles.
The experienced prospector added water and agitated the pan, hoping the smaller flakes would pan out.