as in to grind (out)
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Recent Examples of crank out
But instead of about 20 performers Lorne Michaels plucked from obscurity, there are about a thousand more cast members just cranking out comedic vignettes on their own.
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Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
Bad Boy also cranks out all-day breakfast: a variety of burritos, bowls, egg sandwiches and the like.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2025
The first round of Saturday appointments in March cranked out about 1,000 Real IDs in Tennessee.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
The printers are cranking out millions of plastic animals and other toys for the global market.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
Bad Boy also cranks out all-day breakfast: a variety of burritos, bowls, egg sandwiches and the like.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2025
The first round of Saturday appointments in March cranked out about 1,000 Real IDs in Tennessee.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
The printers are cranking out millions of plastic animals and other toys for the global market.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crank out
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None of them were pleased with how things turned out.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile huge audiences have turned out for Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez even deep-red places like Utah, while Sen. Cory Booker’s record-breaking marathon speech on the floor drew rapturous reactions.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
16 Apr. 2025
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Instead, Disney has churned out a glut of television series: The mega-hit The Mandalorian, the miraculous Andor, and many more shows of varying levels of quality.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
22 Apr. 2025
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The problem of institutions of higher education churning out not godly patriots, but decadent ingrates, has been with us for a very long time.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Young, a Southern California star himself, played for a rival high school and was a few years older than McMillan, and the two have worked out together since.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Apr. 2025
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Or perhaps Pelinka should have lined up contingencies in case the trade for Williams didn’t work out.—
Dylan Hernández,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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The United Football Players Association has hammered out its first collective bargaining agreement with the UFL, ratifying a two-year pact that includes a pay raise and a health care provision that extends into the offseason.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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In 2014, after Holocaust survivors protested the SNCF’s bids for contracts in the U.S., French and American ambassadors hammered out a US$60 million fund to compensate survivors who were not covered by other programs.—
Sarah Federman,
The Conversation,
16 Apr. 2025
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To enable this feature: Open the Control Center on your iPhone (usually accessed by swiping down on your phone’s screen) Tap the Hearing icon Tap Live Listen Place the iPhone near the sound source (works up to 50 feet) AIRPODS PRO 2 VS.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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As the young man became increasingly worked up to the point of tears, his dad offered to take him to Taco Bell to talk things over, since his son had promised to be honest about the situation.—
Christian Dashiell,
Parents,
24 Apr. 2025
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The debris – space rocks known as meteoroids – collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Crank out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crank%20out. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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