as in to grind (out)
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Recent Examples of crank out
Toyota’s Japanese manufacturing plants crank out about 13,500 new vehicles every day—but last year, 14 of them were knocked offline for 24 hours by a single software glitch.
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Chris Turlica, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Ice Cream Maker $199 $149 Walmart A great gift for the whole family, this ice cream maker can crank out two 16-ounce pints and even be used to create milkshakes and sorbet.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024
The weight-doesn’t-matter mantra lets manufacturers off the hook, giving them carte blanche to keep cranking out burdensome behemoths.
—Dario Digiulio, Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2024
Open Tuesday through Sunday, starting at 5 a.m., the shop cranks out a variety of yeast and cake doughnuts, plus other bakery classics like Long Johns, Twists, Apple Fritters, and Cinnamon Buns.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2024
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Chris Turlica, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Ice Cream Maker $199 $149 Walmart A great gift for the whole family, this ice cream maker can crank out two 16-ounce pints and even be used to create milkshakes and sorbet.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024
The weight-doesn’t-matter mantra lets manufacturers off the hook, giving them carte blanche to keep cranking out burdensome behemoths.
—Dario Digiulio, Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2024
Open Tuesday through Sunday, starting at 5 a.m., the shop cranks out a variety of yeast and cake doughnuts, plus other bakery classics like Long Johns, Twists, Apple Fritters, and Cinnamon Buns.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crank out
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Cats, however, may turn out to be the canaries in the coalmines — pardon the mixed metaphor.Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
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The driver turned out to be a 25-year-old Beatty, fresh off the 1961 film Splendor in the Grass.Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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In the last six months the rumor mill has churned out potential candidates including Hedi Slimane, Simon Porte Jacquemus and Pieter Mulier.WWD, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
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But critics worry that the movie industry is playing it way too safe recently — by churning out remakes and fleshing out franchises, rather than dreaming up new things.Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 10 Dec. 2024
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Even bargain signings like the loan deal to sign Clement Lenglet have worked out well.Sam Leveridge, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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As for the formalities, including the list of specific persons, these issues are being worked out by the Foreign Ministry in coordination with the presidential administration.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Within days, the alliance settled on a single candidate for almost all of the country’s nearly six hundred legislative districts and hammered out a common platform, calling for a minimum-wage hike, a price freeze on energy bills, and the reinstatement of wealth taxes that Macron had cancelled.Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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Boeing and the union representing 33,000 striking members hammered out a tentative new accord that notches up pay by 35% over four years, an unprecedented wage increase.Julie Johnsson, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2024
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A little goes a long way, especially for drier skin types—start with a small amount and work up from there.Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 23 Dec. 2024
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The sibling pair worked up lyrics, and then Eilish joined the British singer for a video shoot and the project was out days later.Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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This instance has created a perfect storm for long-term health problems.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Map out your path with this prompt designed to create stepping stones to success.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Crank out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crank%20out. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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