as in to grind (out)
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Recent Examples of crank out
Advertisement The pair can crank out dozens of Granny videos a month by using AI throughout their workflow.
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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
Gary could crank out reports in seconds, summarize meetings, and even suggest marketing copy that was… well, not bad.
—Jj Rosen, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025
Managers are using the tech to sift through thousands of applicants, and job candidates are leveraging the tools to crank out their cover letters as the job hunt turned into a numbers game.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
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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
Gary could crank out reports in seconds, summarize meetings, and even suggest marketing copy that was… well, not bad.
—Jj Rosen, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025
Managers are using the tech to sift through thousands of applicants, and job candidates are leveraging the tools to crank out their cover letters as the job hunt turned into a numbers game.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crank out
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Since entering the race in December, Crockett has dominated much of the political conversation, saying her unapologetic style can energize more voters to turn out for Democrats in November.—
Gromer Jeffers Jr,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
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This… turned out to be a bigger project than initially envisioned.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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Kapp said the digital team is basing the Headquarters account on accounts like Courier Newsroom and MeidasTouch News, which churn out political news content to support Democratic candidates.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
10 Feb. 2026
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Paddock Publications fired up the presses at the $50 million printing plant on 21 acres by the Elgin-O’Hare Expressway in 2003 to churn out its flagship Daily Herald.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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That works out to roughly three to four condoms per athlete — and the Games were still ongoing when the shortage was reported.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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Taken together, all this means that curlers spend hours between matches meeting with teammates to discuss strategy, working out team conflicts, seeing physiotherapists, refueling and psyching themselves up for the next match.—
Julia Frankel,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Beijing hammered out deals with Kabila to build roads and hospitals in exchange for mining rights.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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Artificial intelligence, real money When actors and studios arrived at the bargaining table this week to start hammering out the next SAG-AFTRA contract, a key figure in the conversation was not in the room.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Before anyone gets too worked up about his youth, his credentials in Green Bay, Denver and Philadelphia are impeccable.—
Kevin Sherrington
Feb. 18,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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These stylistic parameters, however, feel established purely so the film can wrestle against them, which works up to a point.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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Hotelier Jack Parker acquired the property two decades ago, bringing in Adler to create the Parker’s signature style that remains today.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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In theory, energetic particles pass through such thin sheets without creating the kinds of defects that typically cripple conventional silicon chips.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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