as in to grind (out)
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Recent Examples of crank out
The 21-year-old cranked out a 151-mph serve last year and just last week banged out 20 aces in a straight-sets win over former U.S. Open semifinalist Frances Tiafoe at the 2025 Brisbane International.
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Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
The decision to take a month-long break from drinking alcohol is popular in Denver and breweries are cranking out NA beers to meet the moment.
—John Frank, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
Check it out below: For an artist who has a history of cranking out albums in a cluttered bedroom with her brother, Eilish knows how to transfix a crowd.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Mezrich wrote brochures for a nonprofit while doggedly cranking out 40-odd pages a day on the side.
—Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
The decision to take a month-long break from drinking alcohol is popular in Denver and breweries are cranking out NA beers to meet the moment.
—John Frank, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
Check it out below: For an artist who has a history of cranking out albums in a cluttered bedroom with her brother, Eilish knows how to transfix a crowd.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Mezrich wrote brochures for a nonprofit while doggedly cranking out 40-odd pages a day on the side.
—Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crank out
Verb
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And yet, despite the gladiatorial trappings, the discussions turned out to be heady and technical—largely focused on disputes over interpreting specific biblical passages.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Teachers, students — from middle school to college — members of the Naperville Environment and Sustainability Task Force, religious leaders and local residents turned out to speak.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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Hollywood’s rumor mill churned out reports that would make a film bro blush.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
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Despite the avalanche of material, the pair wasn’t interested in churning out a clip show.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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Of course, there are the usual resolutions as well: working out more, maintaining a healthy weight, and getting outdoors more often.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2025
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As is often the case in fashion, when shipments are a factor, not everything works out according to plan.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
20 Jan. 2025
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The financing hammered out last year for the new truck includes relying on the Redevelopment Commission to pony up money for the truck with the promise that the city will repay the loan once a $4 million bond is issued.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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But the parties still had to hammer out agreements on workplace issues including the automation of ports, which the union strongly opposed, by the new deadline of Jan. 15.—
Taylor Giorno,
The Hill,
9 Jan. 2025
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Wander through an open-air sculpture gallery at the Brick Bay Sculpture Trail and work up an appetite for a delicious lunch and wine tasting onsite.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The goal is to start with the birthing of small mammals' ex-utero and to work up to the birthing of elephants by this method, which will pave the way for mammoth births.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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The inclement weather creates dangerous driving conditions, while heavy snowfall may bring down tree branches or even power lines.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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And this, too, has consequences: Americans have created the information climate that other countries must accept, and this allows deceptive election practices to thrive.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Crank out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crank%20out. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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