crank out
verb
cranked out; cranking out; cranks out
: to produce especially in a mechanical manner
crank out a manuscript
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By the mid-'60s, the two were cranking out hits like Up on the Roof for the Drifters and One Fine Day for the Chiffons.
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
In the three seasons that Hulu has cranked out in the past 15 months (with 20 more episodes ordered for next year), producers have seemingly had no trouble keeping the drama going even as the swinger frisson fades.
—Judy Berman, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
The fronts are part of the annual winter weather machine that has been cranking out rain and snow even as astronomical winter is still three weeks away.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 30 Nov. 2025
As Europop blasts from the speakers, the dancer performs cartwheels and backflips in the general vicinity of the robot, which at one point drops to the floor to crank out some push-ups.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
In the three seasons that Hulu has cranked out in the past 15 months (with 20 more episodes ordered for next year), producers have seemingly had no trouble keeping the drama going even as the swinger frisson fades.
—Judy Berman, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
The fronts are part of the annual winter weather machine that has been cranking out rain and snow even as astronomical winter is still three weeks away.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 30 Nov. 2025
As Europop blasts from the speakers, the dancer performs cartwheels and backflips in the general vicinity of the robot, which at one point drops to the floor to crank out some push-ups.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
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“Crank out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crank%20out. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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