cranked

past tense of crank

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cranked
Verb
  • The wild animal wasted no time in grabbing on to the cone and hung on tightly as he was reeled up.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • In November, Jackson terminated Gatlin for swindling millions of dollars from the Foundation as executives privately reeled over her betrayal of the hospital system’s fundraising arm, which raises tens of millions to benefit Jackson’s patients.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Enormous ventilation pipes were coiled like snakes on the roof of the building.
    Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Anyway, because of the *slightly* complex situation with the aneurysm (nothing bad, just not typical), it wasn’t coiled that weekend.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • More than 130 people were killed in the attacks and scores more were wounded.
    Mark Morales, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Nidal Hasan committed a mass shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, killing 13 people and wounding more than 30.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Cranked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cranked. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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