Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cranking
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Here, sculptures, interactive exhibits, and winding paths encourage exploration at every turn.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025 -
Everybody’s ripping on one another, taking the piss out, winding each other up.—
Tracee Ellis Ross,
Glamour,
27 Oct. 2025
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Dense dust lanes can be seen coiling around Andromeda's glowing galactic center, which is thought to house a supermassive black hole 140 million times more massive than our sun.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Recent reports that a number of current and former NBA players were allegedly faking injuries and trading inside information with crooked gamblers has left sports fans and media reeling.—
David Hill,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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If Mamdani wins, the progressive Left, which has been reeling ever since last November's presidential election, will treat the victory as proof of concept.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Cranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cranking. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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