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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 superstar.W. S. Murphy

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Football, though, has kept churning out legal cases all the while. Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025 Her meticulous amalgamation of her influences is as homegrown as it is nurtured by her alma mater, the BRIT School, which has churned out fellow 2020s breakthrough stars like Raye, Olivia Dean, Lola Young, Cat Burns and Rachel Chinouriri. Kyle Denis, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2025 Record players churn out vintage tunes from 1920s and 1940s, and the building houses every type of media console for any type of content imaginable, from microfilm, to CDs and satellite television. Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025 Nearby, an oven churned out focaccia-style pizzas, finished with fresh basil. Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for churn out

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 29 Nov. 2025.

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