cranked out

past tense of crank out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cranked out
Verb
  • He feels emotionally ambushed, and what plays out is as if Marriage Story were an absolute chucklefest, as Lestat gets increasingly worked up and jealous over Louis’s relationships with other men.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 15 June 2026
  • Church’s numinous-sun-over-still-water routine had begun to look a bit like a shtick, equally applicable to scenes of the Hudson or those worked up from 20-year-old sketches of South America.
    Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • Well, there wasn’t a single drop, and the fights turned out to be among the greatest in history, an event for the ages.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 July 2026
  • Oviedo residents turned out by the hundreds for the sunny afternoon of crowd-pleasing contests and down-home edibles at tiny booths lining a grassy lot next to the Meat World parking lot.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • The other details that will need to be hammered out.
    Josh Feldman, NBC news, 19 June 2026
  • The agreement is light on details related to Iran’s nuclear program, which will be hammered out in technical negotiations over a 60-day period.
    Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • Saša Pekeč, a professor of business administration at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, compares it to the early days of ridesharing apps, which were banned in some cities while regulations were still being worked out.
    Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 3 July 2026
  • Design elements are still being worked out, the spokeswoman added.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Colombia was lively from the off, but Portugal eventually settled into the game and created its own chances.
    NBC News, NBC news, 28 June 2026
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 28 June 2026
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“Cranked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cranked%20out. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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