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as in triumphant
having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph
you shouldn't feel so crank, considering that you beat the worst softball team in the league
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2
as in joyful
joyously unrestrained
folks around here are downright crank that a local boy won a gold medal in the Olympics
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as in eccentric
a person of odd or whimsical habits
she's a bit of a crank, but still a good-hearted person
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as in crab
an irritable and complaining person
he's always a crank until he has his morning coffee
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3
as in whim
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action
his endless and unpredictable cranks made spending time with him exhausting
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Recent Examples of crank
New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
Start out by setting it between ¼ and ½ gain for a few weeks before starting to crank it up.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2025
The ensemble cast members are game and deliver spirited, crank-up-the-volume performances, notably the vamping about de Armas and the unravelling and often unclad Law.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Should the wind or need for extra power prove a little more persistent, boaters can hit Boost again to crank things right back up to the full 1,500 watts.
—New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
Start out by setting it between ¼ and ½ gain for a few weeks before starting to crank it up.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
So energy from pedaling is recovered at the crank and converted into electricity to drive a hub motor.
—New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2025
The ensemble cast members are game and deliver spirited, crank-up-the-volume performances, notably the vamping about de Armas and the unravelling and often unclad Law.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crank
Adjective
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Lassauce succeeded and was rewarded with triumphant cheers from his fellow marine biologists on the boat, who knew full well the rarity of what had just been documented for posterity.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
23 Sep. 2025
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Saturday night was a triumphant American homecoming for the Midwest princess, the kick-off for her four-night stand at New York’s Forest Hills Stadium.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Food, like clay and photography, became another language -- shared, joyful, alive.—
Dada Jovanovic,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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The goal the family has had with the Gracie’s Corner universe has always been to provide fun and joyful learning experiences for kids.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For Mimi Pond, the desire to do a book about the Mitford sisters – six larger-than-life British eccentrics (and one brother) who created a stir in both British and American culture – was obvious.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
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For decades, sovereign citizens largely flew under the radar in Australia as relatively harmless eccentrics with a special interest in conspiracy theories.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Appetizer options include mini crab cakes and salmon bites, served alongside an assortment of specialty cocktails to wash it all down.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Sep. 2025
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See it In Thanh Hoa, Vietnam, fishers caught four crab-eating frogs, Fejervarya moodiei, marking the first record of this species in the province.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Instead of standing as a safeguard, Congress has abdicated its responsibility and has been a rubber stamp for the president’s unconstitutional whims.—
Trena Turner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Managing up doesn't mean sucking up, heeding your boss' every whim, keeping any disagreement to yourself, or bending over backwards to make leaders happy.—
Stav Ziv,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The impending Urban Cow Half Marathon, which will wind through the neighborhood on Sunday morning, wasn’t a concern, though, for several residents surveyed the afternoon before.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The winding Yampa River forms the heart of Yampa River State Park, just west of Steamboat Springs.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The low-key setting — a 6-0 thrashing of third tier opposition in the Carabao Cup third round — does not diminish the quality of strikes that Gomez’s former Inter Miami team-mate Lionel Messi would have been proud of.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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In the carousel, the proud parents shared the first photos of their newborn, as well as several pictures of their family of four.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Experience lively music, traditional dance and authentic Latin American cuisine.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Sep. 2025
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Among the liveliest of the city’s Christmas markets, the event features a fondue restaurant, bars, toasty fire pits, and about 100 wooden stalls.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Crank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crank. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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