panned

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Even so, Salter will probably be on the firing line -- panned or praised for perhaps the most important speech of McCain's life.

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  1. noun A shallow, wide, open container, usually of metal and without a lid, used for holding liquids, cooking, and other domestic purposes.
  2. noun A vessel similar in form to a pan, especially:
  3. noun An open metal dish used to separate gold or other metal from gravel or waste by washing.
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  • Though Hillary Cinton's apparel choices are sometimes panned, her attitude foreshadows the working woman's future, according to Lorye Watson, fashion historian at Parsons Institute of Design. —  Omni: May 1994
  • Most of us don't understand that with top soils buried deeply and sub soils capping and hard panned, the soil fertility is at risk. —  portland indymedia - features
  • The speech was widely panned, and ran so long the crowd actually cheered when he said "in conclusion." —  CNN Political Ticker
  • Even so, Salter will probably be on the firing line -- panned or praised for perhaps the most important speech of McCain's life. —  2008 Political Conventions
  • Then when the new game is panned, the publishers sit around blaming the development studio. —  IGN PC
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