as in to grind (out)
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Recent Examples of crank out
As Europop blasts from the speakers, the dancer performs cartwheels and backflips in the general vicinity of the robot, which at one point drops to the floor to crank out some push-ups.
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James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Advertisement The pair can crank out dozens of Granny videos a month by using AI throughout their workflow.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 18 Nov. 2025
Since then, whenever new tools to crank out communications have become available, somebody has flooded the zone with the fastest, most imitative material that could garner attention.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2025
Gary could crank out reports in seconds, summarize meetings, and even suggest marketing copy that was… well, not bad.
—Jj Rosen, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025
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James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Advertisement The pair can crank out dozens of Granny videos a month by using AI throughout their workflow.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 18 Nov. 2025
Since then, whenever new tools to crank out communications have become available, somebody has flooded the zone with the fastest, most imitative material that could garner attention.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2025
Gary could crank out reports in seconds, summarize meetings, and even suggest marketing copy that was… well, not bad.
—Jj Rosen, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crank out
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The investigation led to the discovery of a vast masquerade involving a man with multiple aliases who turned out to be Crockett's bodyguard.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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But Trump’s allies are making the case that Republicans need a reason to turn out, and that election reform is what will animate the base.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Mar. 2026
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The same production lines that churn out commodity DRAM for the devices consumers use every day are being allocated to building HBM.—
Sha Rabii,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Puck expects the kitchen to churn out some 600 homemade pizzas, 3,000 artichoke agnolotti, and 2,000 mini chocolate Oscars, among tens of thousands of individual servings.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
11 Mar. 2026
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Allen didn’t work out at the combine or his Pro Day.—
Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Meta’s bets on VR software haven’t worked out very well; the company recently laid off about 10 percent of its Reality Labs division, closed three VR studios, stopped new content for VR fitness app Supernatural, and discontinued its metaverse for work.—
Jay Peters,
The Verge,
19 Mar. 2026
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The parties have been meeting around the clock at a midtown hotel in New York, with negotiations stretching into the late morning hours to hammer out a deal, according to a person familiar with the process, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly.—
Jessica Golden,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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Denver reached out to Trautman on Sunday afternoon and an agreement got hammered out in a matter of hours.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
8 Mar. 2026
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All were active in Los Angeles — Williams, for instance, was a pivotal designer on the LAX Theme Building — and Smith interlaces decorative flourishes in varying styles that twist around one another to work up the Legacy Tower’s pointed spheres.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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A day out in Mother Nature will work up your appetite, and aprés snacks can only get you so far.—
Hana Asbrink,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 Mar. 2026
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The preponderance of patients paying out of pocket for these products is actually creating this dynamic where the companies are lowering their list price to compete for cash-paying customers.—
CHRISTOPHER ROWLAND THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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The controversial Crowsnest annexation petition in Castle Pines has been withdrawn by the developer, as Castle Pines prepares to consider creating an annexation policy.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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