as in to grind (out)
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Recent Examples of crank out
Peggy Ann could crank out a then-impressive 400 pages an hour.
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Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 27 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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Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 27 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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Lawsone turned out to be the most effective and least toxic.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Oct. 2025
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Though Geralt’s hansa succeeds in besting the priest’s deliberately unfair trial — with Regis demonstrating the (unexplained) power to hold a red-hot horseshoe without being burned — the whole thing turns out to be a farce.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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But the new visa scheme has not gone over so well with young job seekers in China, who face intense competition even as universities churn out millions of new graduates a year amid an economic slowdown.—
Peter Guo,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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Some may churn out in the process.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Were Kieran McKenna’s tactics worked out by opposition managers during matches?—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Contracts were ultimately worked out for both FOX and NBCUniversal in the end.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Typically, programs go back and forth with specialists to hammer out grant details and questions in the months ahead of the disbursement date.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Similarly, structured equity entails hammering out a capital solution specific to each company; there is no formulaic approach.—
Mike Terwilliger,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 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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Conversely, poor initial AI experiences create resistance that’s difficult to overcome.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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Throughout the home, the couple incorporates a variety of pieces either sourced or created by hand themselves.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Crank out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crank%20out. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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