Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cranked
Verb
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Many movie studios began releasing films direct to streaming during the pandemic, and even though that’s been reeled back significantly, the damage was done.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Forty-five minutes later, the racetrack appears almost without warning — coiled like a basking viper in the Tuscan countryside.—
Jonathan Hawkins,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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The skunk with distemper is stuck in the window well again, chewing incessantly on the garden hose that is coiled up in there.—
Miriam Toews
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That same day, a student opened fire at a Colorado high school, critically wounding two peers.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
17 Sep. 2025
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In the past two years, more than 10% of the population has been killed or wounded - including tens of thousands of children - and that number only continues to rise.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Cranked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cranked. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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