crank out
verb
cranked out; cranking out; cranks out
: to produce especially in a mechanical manner
crank out a manuscript
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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.
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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
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
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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
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
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“Crank out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crank%20out. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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