as in to grind (out)
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Recent Examples of crank out
Prince cranked out a new album each year from 1978 to 1981, earning increasingly warm critical response as well as notice for his often outrageous lyrics and attire.
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Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
Right now, everyone’s racing to crank out more content.
—Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
The Macallan, by comparison, will crank out ten times that amount annually.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
But the company ultimately failed to crank out a sufficient number of batteries before running out of cash, due in part to a reliance on Chinese technology that led to technical snafus and internal culture clashes.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
Right now, everyone’s racing to crank out more content.
—Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
The Macallan, by comparison, will crank out ten times that amount annually.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
But the company ultimately failed to crank out a sufficient number of batteries before running out of cash, due in part to a reliance on Chinese technology that led to technical snafus and internal culture clashes.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crank out
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Becoming his own boss turned out to be the best career move O’Kelley ever made.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Byrne the actor turns out to be stretchable in the best sense; her performance is a marvel of tragicomic elasticity.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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Major biotech companies that churn out made-to-order DNA for scientists have protections in place to keep dangerous biological material out of the hands of would-be evil-doers.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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If Congress does not act, expect enrollment shifts as healthier members churn out, further pressuring 2026 risk pools and potentially reinforcing the very morbidity adjustments carriers built into rates, according to KFF’s analysis of filings and market behavior.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Those decisions won’t always work out.—
Sam McDowell
October 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Steelers worked out defensive lineman Bell Stille and hosted offensive lineman Bayron Matos on a visit.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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Google and NBCUniversal inked a short-term extension on their existing carriage deal for YouTube TV, keeping the networks on the service for now as the sides work to hammer out final terms.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Republicans, however, argue that there is still time to hammer out a deal on the subsidies.—
Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Raiders let Jeanty work up a sweat in the second preseason game against the 49ers (and slightly less of a sweat in the third game versus Arizona), and the 2024 Heisman runner-up delivered.—
Nick Baumgardner,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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To this day, working up a mess of beans soothes and centers me.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
21 Aug. 2025
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Beyond offering incentives to refer platforms to others, emerging apps have also created ways to bet alongside friends, setting up leaderboards and teams of other users.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Oct. 2025
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