crank out
verb
cranked out; cranking out; cranks out
: to produce especially in a mechanical manner
crank out a manuscript
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Below deck, the power plant can crank out 198 kWe for sensors and weapon systems – that's twice the payload space and electrical power of a comparable autonomous vessel.
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New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
Peggy Ann could crank out a then-impressive 400 pages an hour.
—Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Since its 2013 launch, Charlotte Tilbury’s namesake brand has been cranking out viral beauty staples.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 24 Sep. 2025
Prince cranked out a new album each year from 1978 to 1981, earning increasingly warm critical response as well as notice for his often outrageous lyrics and attire.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
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New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
Peggy Ann could crank out a then-impressive 400 pages an hour.
—Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Since its 2013 launch, Charlotte Tilbury’s namesake brand has been cranking out viral beauty staples.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 24 Sep. 2025
Prince cranked out a new album each year from 1978 to 1981, earning increasingly warm critical response as well as notice for his often outrageous lyrics and attire.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Crank out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crank%20out. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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