cranked

past tense of crank

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  • Three people were wounded in a brazen knife attack Monday evening at the Linden Houses in Brooklyn, police said.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Three young teens were wounded overnight in a drive-by shooting on the South Side in the Chatham neighborhood, Chicago police said.
    Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Cranked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cranked. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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