cranked out

past tense of crank out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cranked out
Verb
  • By the end of the photo shoot, the hunting party had worked up an appetite.
    Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Companies worked up and down the supply chain to ensure readiness.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Mad Men would be named Best Drama for a third straight year and Temple Grandin commenced what turned out to be a seemingly endless onslaught at every applicable awards show, as the TV-movie tied an Emmy record with five major wins.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 13 Sep. 2025
  • For a long time, dietary guidelines recommended that people reduce their fat intake, a suggestion that turned out to be too broad and misguided.
    Alana Semuels, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The two countries struck a trade deal in late July, which calls for 15% tariffs on goods from South Korea, but the finer details are still being hammered out in ongoing talks.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • During a particularly difficult budget year, several lawmakers went to South Lake Tahoe casinos while top leaders hammered out the final details.
    Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Details of the deal are yet to be worked out.
    Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • For older students, the plan hasn't quite worked out the way it was supposed to.
    Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Combined, these economic and political pressures created fertile ground for social mobilization.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Nothing about disabled people should be created without disabled people and this principle becomes even more critical when dealing with AI systems that can perpetuate or challenge existing biases.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Cranked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cranked%20out. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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