crank out

verb

Definition of crank outnext
as in to grind (out)

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Recent Examples of crank out For all that, the smart money says the NFL will figure out a way to crank out another banger in time for next week’s upfront frenzy. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 May 2026 Chinese carmakers are cranking out their offerings at a large scale and a comparatively low price. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 2 May 2026 Muffin tins crank out perfect single servings of your favorite savory breakfast trio. — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026 Unlike most veteran rockers who dutifully crank out the hits night after night, Plant evolves from tour to tour, ignoring the easy route while strictly following his muse. — Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crank out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crank out
  1. turn out
  2. churn out
  3. work out
  4. hammer out
  5. work up
  6. create
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  • Flock opponents have also turned out at recent city council meetings in Bentonville and Greenwood.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2026
  • For dinner, Ombak turns out lamb chops and salads from Nihi’s organic garden, or moves its kitchen crew to the beach for BBQ parties where everyone’s invited.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of turn out
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  • While the Atlantic tropics are awakening from their recent slumber, the Pacific continues to churn out storms.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • This could churn out new kinds of car-less tactics in time for the 2028 LA Olympic and Paralympic games.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of churn out
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  • But this year, Smith, who works out of a massive, warrenlike space called Sparseland Studios in Adair Park’s MET Atlanta complex, is approaching Burning Man with a different energy.
    — Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But their job should be confirming the controls held, not working out where the money went.
    — Rahul Bhatia, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of work out
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  • Fox is the first NFL partner to publicly assert a lack of interest in hammering out an early revision of its existing media contract.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In April, Williams hammered out a two-year extension that pushed off retirement talk and let the 49ers focus elsewhere in the draft instead of splurging on a replacement.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of hammer out
Verb
  • Some have already talked to a parent; others are working up the nerve.
    — Carolyn O'Laughlin, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
  • As manufacturers and network operators work up solutions for the 6-GHz band, the challenge will be in charting a path that doesn’t undermine the economies of scale needed for wireless innovation, lower hardware costs, and ultimately technology adoption.
    — Stephen Cousins, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2026
Definition of work up
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  • For Taiwan, the challenge is not simply developing better counter-drone technology, but creating a system that can keep adapting as the threat changes.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
  • That opening scene will take you straight into the laugh floor, and guests will be placed into contraptions that Mike has created to harness both laughs and screams.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026
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