crank out
verb
cranked out; cranking out; cranks out
: to produce especially in a mechanical manner
crank out a manuscript
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From Schitt’s Creek to Sort Of, the CBC never stops cranking out funny shows that feel gentle, wholesome, and family-oriented but also contemporary.
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Judy Berman, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
Equally crucial to the band’s creative output was Owsley’s work as a chemist, leading a piebald crew of flower children who cranked out some 5 million doses of LSD into the world, turning on everyone from Jimi Hendrix to John Lennon.
—John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
Now in Damascus, in what was once an Assad stronghold, printers regularly crank out thousands of flags.
—Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Kia is also under the HMG umbrella, cranking out hit after hit like the Telluride and Sorento.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
Equally crucial to the band’s creative output was Owsley’s work as a chemist, leading a piebald crew of flower children who cranked out some 5 million doses of LSD into the world, turning on everyone from Jimi Hendrix to John Lennon.
—John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
Now in Damascus, in what was once an Assad stronghold, printers regularly crank out thousands of flags.
—Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Kia is also under the HMG umbrella, cranking out hit after hit like the Telluride and Sorento.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Crank out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crank%20out. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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