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Recent Examples of crank out
But the company ultimately failed to crank out a sufficient number of batteries before running out of cash, due in part to a reliance on Chinese technology that led to technical snafus and internal culture clashes.
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Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Certain buildings are being razed next door to others that keep cranking out 3 Series and 4 Series sedans and coupes, plus i4 electric cars.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
And Lee and Kirby continued to crank out their stories, introducing characters as varied and memorable as the Black Panther, Dr. Doom, Nick Fury, and Thor.
—Oliver Staley, Time, 25 July 2025
Amazon's subsidiary Zoox plans to go live in Las Vegas later in 2025 and begin testing in San Francisco as well, now that it's opened a production facility that can crank out 10,000 of its four-seater driverless vehicles a year.
—New Atlas, 23 June 2025
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Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Certain buildings are being razed next door to others that keep cranking out 3 Series and 4 Series sedans and coupes, plus i4 electric cars.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
And Lee and Kirby continued to crank out their stories, introducing characters as varied and memorable as the Black Panther, Dr. Doom, Nick Fury, and Thor.
—Oliver Staley, Time, 25 July 2025
Amazon's subsidiary Zoox plans to go live in Las Vegas later in 2025 and begin testing in San Francisco as well, now that it's opened a production facility that can crank out 10,000 of its four-seater driverless vehicles a year.
—New Atlas, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crank out
Verb
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Recently, a Dior New York spa esthetician told her to swap out her morning cleanser (turns out, too many stripping ingredients were only making her dryness worse).—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
19 Sep. 2025
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But amid the pandemonium caused by Oprah's arrival and exit (plus the excitement over front row guests Gayle King, Whoopi Goldberg, Lizzo, Adam Lambert and more), Christian Siriano turned out a collection with some bright spots, both literally and figuratively.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In recent weeks, Cleveland’s glovework has been spectacular at times and steady throughout, and that’s helped the pitchers churn out zero after zero.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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While many modern ramen shops use noodle machines to churn out hundreds of portions an hour, Sano keeps it old school.—
Kim Kay,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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Cristobal couldn’t be happier with how things have worked out so far.—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Which faction would win such a battle will never be known, however, because a year after the bill was signed and after lengthy negotiations, a compromise was worked out and quickly enacted.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Speer is the first to acknowledge that many of the specifics of managing fishing, shipping, and other industrial activities around these areas still need to be hammered out; this agreement is meant to be the foundation on which to do so.—
Bonnie Tsui,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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While the Dolphin Company and developers like Integra could hammer out a potential sale of the lease, no change could take place without a County Commission vote — likely with the endorsement of Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Raiders let Jeanty work up a sweat in the second preseason game against the 49ers (and slightly less of a sweat in the third game versus Arizona), and the 2024 Heisman runner-up delivered.—
Nick Baumgardner,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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To this day, working up a mess of beans soothes and centers me.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
21 Aug. 2025
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As the respiratory virus season arrives, some still worry that so many statements and counter-statements about vaccines will ultimately create a chilling effect.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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These confrontations positioned Kirk as accessible and confident in his polarizing beliefs and created a sense of intellectual challenge that appealed to competitive young students.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Crank out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crank%20out. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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