crank out
verb
cranked out; cranking out; cranks out
: to produce especially in a mechanical manner
crank out a manuscript
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Apple’s Slow Horses is a series that has been cranking out a season every single year, sometimes even sooner than a year, due to its relentless, efficient filming schedules and endless renewal.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The factories that had cranked out weapons could be repurposed to produce housing en masse.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 2 Oct. 2024
As most big Swiss watch houses follow their own strange inertia into the 21st century, perhaps Universal Genève not having danced with the marketplace over the past three decades affords the freedom to get up on stage and just crank out the 20th-century jams.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
Logan Jones, Iowa, center Kirk Ferentz keeps cranking out Freaks.
—Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The factories that had cranked out weapons could be repurposed to produce housing en masse.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 2 Oct. 2024
As most big Swiss watch houses follow their own strange inertia into the 21st century, perhaps Universal Genève not having danced with the marketplace over the past three decades affords the freedom to get up on stage and just crank out the 20th-century jams.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
Logan Jones, Iowa, center Kirk Ferentz keeps cranking out Freaks.
—Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Crank out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crank%20out. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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