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crank out

verb

cranked out; cranking out; cranks out

transitive verb

: to produce especially in a mechanical manner
crank out a manuscript

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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 Advertisement The pair can crank out dozens of Granny videos a month by using AI throughout their workflow. Andrew R. Chow, Time, 18 Nov. 2025 Variety is reporting that The Asylum is up to their old tricks again and cranking out yet another Sharknado. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025 Since then, whenever new tools to crank out communications have become available, somebody has flooded the zone with the fastest, most imitative material that could garner attention. Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crank out

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of crank out was in 1956

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“Crank out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crank%20out. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.

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