as in to grind (out)
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Recent Examples of crank out
This is about, as the polar ice caps pull back, the Chinese are now cranking out icebreakers and pushing up there as well.
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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
By 1998, Vassar signed a record deal with Arista Records and began cranking out No. 1 songs as an artist in his own right.
—Pam Windsor, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
To get around this as well as speed up production, Core Power plans to use Generation 4 reactor design combined with conventional modular shipbuilding methods to crank out floating nuclear plants on an assembly line basis.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2025
What would stop us, for example from performing the equivalent of a baseball player nonchalantly flipping his bat 10 feet into the air after belting a home run or a basketball player slamming a dunk and hanging on the rim to crank out some pull-ups?
—Bob Brody, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
By 1998, Vassar signed a record deal with Arista Records and began cranking out No. 1 songs as an artist in his own right.
—Pam Windsor, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
To get around this as well as speed up production, Core Power plans to use Generation 4 reactor design combined with conventional modular shipbuilding methods to crank out floating nuclear plants on an assembly line basis.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2025
What would stop us, for example from performing the equivalent of a baseball player nonchalantly flipping his bat 10 feet into the air after belting a home run or a basketball player slamming a dunk and hanging on the rim to crank out some pull-ups?
—Bob Brody, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crank out
Verb
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Submission defense would turn out to be her Achilles’ heel throughout her career.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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But their target turns out to be a boy named Jamie, played by Owen Cooper, who was fourteen during filming.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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Producer of Hate: For years, Matthew Allison took advantage of lax moderation on the social media platform Telegram to churn out videos — around 120 in total — celebrating white terrorism.—
James Bandler,
ProPublica,
25 Mar. 2025
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Both rappers are still churning out hits; Eminem released the No. 1 album The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) in July, while Nelly is currently in the midst of a massive world tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of his debut album Country Grammar.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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Happily, by the story’s end, everything works out, and Babe wins a herding competition.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 2025
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But when breaking down overall costs, the monthly commitment works out to be just two dollars per week, resulting in access to thousands of hours of TV shows and movies, as well as sports and news.—
Maya Gandara,
StyleCaster,
21 Mar. 2025
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Last month, Deadline reported that Netflix was hammering out a $6- to $7-million deal to acquire the film.—
Suzy Exposito,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Deadline hears that the unions are looking to begin informal talks this summer and likely were waiting for the AMPTP to hammer out its succession plan before doing so.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2025
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Eager to soothe worried investors, businesses and consumers, the Fed urged caution about getting too worked up about its forecast, noting that inflation caused by tariffs may not be long lasting.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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Messiah’s mom Leslie Valdez worked up until roughly 2014 as a real estate agent, according to her resume and the aunt, Mayreni Lopez.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2025
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The crisis has created a surge in patriotism among Canadians, with many in the country feeling that Carney is the best person to lead the country at the moment.—
Rob Gillies,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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Legal scholars have said there is little legal precedent for Trump's war on Big Law, which has created a chilling effect across the legal community, and most will certainly have a chilling effect on his opponents who will need legal representation against him.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2025
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