crank out
verb
cranked out; cranking out; cranks out
: to produce especially in a mechanical manner
crank out a manuscript
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Likewise, the press in the United States became more industrial and could crank out more and more copies of a newspaper because of improvements in the printing press, which meant readership increased dramatically.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
By the time Motas cranked out her 40th, the coach had long conceded.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
Crimson Desert continues to crank out patches on a weekly basis, sometimes bi-weekly at this point, and players woke up to find another one today.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
By the 1970s, Sedelmaier had built a national reputation for cranking out dozens of TV commercials a year, almost all of which were 30 seconds long.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
By the time Motas cranked out her 40th, the coach had long conceded.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
Crimson Desert continues to crank out patches on a weekly basis, sometimes bi-weekly at this point, and players woke up to find another one today.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
By the 1970s, Sedelmaier had built a national reputation for cranking out dozens of TV commercials a year, almost all of which were 30 seconds long.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for crank out
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“Crank out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crank%20out. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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