crank out
verb
cranked out; cranking out; cranks out
: to produce especially in a mechanical manner
crank out a manuscript
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Managers are using the tech to sift through thousands of applicants, and job candidates are leveraging the tools to crank out their cover letters as the job hunt turned into a numbers game.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
Gary could crank out reports in seconds, summarize meetings, and even suggest marketing copy that was… well, not bad.
—Jj Rosen, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025
Publishing is wobbling through the same churn as AI tools crank out disposable content at scale.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
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.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
Gary could crank out reports in seconds, summarize meetings, and even suggest marketing copy that was… well, not bad.
—Jj Rosen, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025
Publishing is wobbling through the same churn as AI tools crank out disposable content at scale.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
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.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Crank out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crank%20out. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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