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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cranked
Verb
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But only a few moments after chucking a wild runner off the side of the backboard to fall to 0 of 7, Kuminga reeled the Hawks crowd back in with a decisive transition layup over Brandin Podziemski to score his only basket of the night.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
22 Mar. 2026 -
When the Avs faltered before the Olympic break, the Stars reeled them back in.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Overnight, the smoke coiled upward and gave way to acid rain that stained the city black.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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These widows were little sparrows and Ma Binney a hawk, her hair long and cloud white with the end of her braid coiled into the breast pocket of her jacket.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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Israeli leaders visited one of two southern communities near a secretive nuclear research site struck by Iranian missiles late Saturday, with scores of people wounded.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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An Iranian missile attack on Saturday hit the southern Israeli desert town of Dimona, badly wounding a child, according to Israel's ambulance service, and injuring dozens of others.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Cranked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cranked. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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