crank (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crank (up)
Verb
  • Even properties that typically have strict policies often make exceptions in the face of an impending emergency; still, read the fine print, because a looming storm might not be enough to trigger full refunds unless official travel warnings or evacuation orders are in place.
    Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
  • This can trigger trading loses, or systemic market risks to insolvency and liquidity, according to S&P Global Ratings.
    Alain Sherter, CBS News, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • The Network then will activate its many participants to collaborate and engage together to advance solutions and designs of new processes, or mechanisms, or even technologies that are needed to not only benefit each individual employer organization but also the overall talent ecosystem.
    Ryan Stowers, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • When activated, the harpoon is ejected, penetrates under the skin, and venom is released.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • From the iPhone to the Birkin bag, marketing is replete with examples of must have accessories that spark a buying frenzy.
    Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • This radical lifestyle shift sparked a DIY renaissance.
    Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2025
Verb
  • Gomber got the dangerous De La Cruz to ground into a fielder’s choice, but Austin Hayes drove an RBI single up the middle to score Friedl, tying the game 2-2.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
  • At its core, greed drives their pursuit of wealth and power.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • Every few years, the video game industry invents what many people expect to become the future of play—VR headsets, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and currently, non-player characters (NPCs) powered by large language models (LLMs).
    Ben Kim, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • Among the projects will be the construction of data centers to help provide the enormous amounts of energy needed to power AI.
    Jessica Riley, CBS News, 15 July 2025
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“Crank (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crank%20%28up%29. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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