as in to grind (out)
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Recent Examples of crank out
That’ll be easier than ever as brands continue to crank out shoes, bags, and outerwear all made with denim.
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Andrea Bossi, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
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Andrea Bossi, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crank out
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Who knew that the right people turned out to be right around the corner?—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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The answer to that mystery lies with Teddy, who turns out to be a corrupt police officer.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 Apr. 2026
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Bryan Davis, founder of Teddy Stratford, said that AI lets the small business produce professional-grade images that would ordinarily cost tens of thousands of dollars to churn out.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The exercise started in spring 2023 as Phelps grew frustrated with the reality that students were using generative AI and online translation platforms to churn out grammatically perfect assignments.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Those numbers — and specifics of what an MLO would fund — will be worked out by staff, and a plan will be presented to the school board on April 21.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Some of them broke their bed rest in order to work out on a more traditional suite of exercise equipment, and some of them used the flywheel.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2026
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Zack James’ shifty drumming hammers out a drum ’n’ bass redux like a panicked heartbeat while Carney Hemler’s bass lurches in slow motion, replicating the gut drop of a horrible realization.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2026
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Further meetings are expected to hammer out the details, with military planners looking at how to coordinate the naval assets of countries that could join the coalition.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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The touching moment was shared on the TikTok account @rosiethestaffygirl, capturing the instant Rosie—a Staffordshire bull terrier rescue—worked up the nerve to confront something that had clearly been troubling her.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Hope is getting dirty, working up a sweat and seeing action.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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One of the bills would create a pilot program for psychedelic or psilocybin mushrooms to be used in medicine for the treatment of mental health conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder and severe depression.—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Public transport systems have struggled to keep up, creating demand for commercial motorcycles and auto-rickshaws.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Crank out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crank%20out. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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