Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cranked
Verb
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Lewin said views of the lake reeled them in.—
Larry Seward,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026 -
The delegations gathered on Wednesday as Ukraine reeled from a major Russian drone and missile bombardment on Monday night, which Ukrainian officials said caused serious damage to the country's energy grid.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In 2017 Dikansh Parmar of the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change in Germany, rescued an Indian cobra (Naja naja) coiled around a train’s window bars that was hissing and, understandably, frightening passengers.—
Richard Kemeny,
Scientific American,
6 Feb. 2026
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The lights, neatly coiled last January, have evolved into a glowing knot of holiday resentment.—
Mark Glende,
Twin Cities,
24 Dec. 2025
Verb
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And police officers, even those who had been wounded in the Pratt shooting, were now facing vitriol from the same people who had lauded them a year earlier for their sacrifice and service.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Two other people were wounded, including another police officer involved in the search for Thompson.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Cranked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cranked. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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