as in to grind (out)
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Recent Examples of crank out
Grocery stores have been filled with people and even the slopes, kept snowy with machines that crank out the white fluffy stuff, are still drawing crowds.
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
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, 30 Dec. 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
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
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
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, 30 Dec. 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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crank out
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The event, organized by the Shelby County Republican Party, turned out a small crowd and was greeted by some supportive honks from motorists, but also some cursing at Trump from people in at least two cars passing by.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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That turned out to be the easy part.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2026
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The same production lines that churn out commodity DRAM for the devices consumers use every day are being allocated to building HBM.—
Sha Rabii,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Puck expects the kitchen to churn out some 600 homemade pizzas, 3,000 artichoke agnolotti, and 2,000 mini chocolate Oscars, among tens of thousands of individual servings.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
11 Mar. 2026
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Has that been a conscious decision or just how things have worked out?—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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It will be knocked down on Saturday, and lifeguards will work out of a temporary office this upcoming season.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Behind the scenes, the two had hammered out a deal that allowed Harris a clear path to victory while Newsom ran for governor two years later in 2018.—
Lia Russell
March 26,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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For such stories to work, each contradiction has to be hammered out, variables accounted for, and plot holes filled and covered with grass.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
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The pair plan to work up a wide range of content including documentaries, unscripted and scripted originals, short-form projects and live event specials.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2026
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Celeste worked up to three jobs at a time and launched a food business from her home.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
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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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2026
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Blowing up buildings doesn’t help build a mass movement or create momentum for lasting change.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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