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 So the Bravo machine churns out squabble after squabble; musicians conjure embittered origin stories. TIME, 7 May 2024 The acid churned out by your stomach can erode the lining of the esophagus over time, which could cause Barrett's esophagus. Denise Mann, Health, 3 May 2024 Some ethnic armed groups survive by churning out methamphetamine and other synthetic drugs. Hannah Beech, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024 Nothing is churning out new earbuds at a faster clip than smartphones. Chris Welch, The Verge, 18 Apr. 2024 Photograph: Chris Parkes The prototype bait station uses a vaporizer to churn out an attractant that Asian hornets find irresistible. Frankie Adkins, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024 But this legibility can have uncanny consequences for art outside the fan-fiction realm: A quick scan of popular TikTok tags and Google Trends can encourage writers, publishers, and Hollywood gatekeepers to churn out reductive works that feel algorithmically generated. Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024 Brandy Melville’s business model involves churning out inexpensive, trendy items that are likely to be discarded in this way, Ms. Orner said, and shipping them out to influencers in bulk, in exchange for free promotion. Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024 This technique lets an AI chatbot churn out relevant information on the fly, prioritizing a library of data provided by Chua. Jackie Snow, Quartz, 28 Mar. 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 10 May. 2024.

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