churn out

verb

churned out; churning out; churns out

transitive verb

: to produce mechanically or copiously : grind out
the usual pap which has been churned out about this superstarW. S. Murphy

Examples of churn out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Companies as prominent as Meta and Stability AI have released unsecured AI systems, and other players have rapidly churned out many more. Mekela Panditharatne, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024 Volkswagen shut down assembly lines churning out its popular Golf hatchbacks and converted the factory, which has its own exit on the autobahn, to make six electric models. Jack Ewing, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024 The talent production line out of Columbia has kept on churning out hugely impactful players – just last year, Aliyah Boston was picked with the No. 1 overall pick by the Indiana Fever, winning Rookie of the Year in her debut campaign in the WNBA. Ben Morse, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024 Yet Pixar no longer reliably churns out hits, legendary properties like Star Wars have withered on the vine, and even the once indestructible MCU suffered its lowest box office ever in The Marvels when adjusted for inflation. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024 For the last three years, YG has been busy churning out music. Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2024 Facebook had bought Instagram for $1 billion, and that spurred entrepreneurs to begin churning out apps. Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024 An elegant copper roaster parked in the shop's front bay window churns out the store's custom blends, including a popular one with Ethiopian beans named after that baby brother: The Benjamin. Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024 In some cases, AI chatbots churn out instructions with ingredients that don't even exist. Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 1 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of churn out was in 1876

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“Churn out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/churn%20out. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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