as in to grind (out)
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Recent Examples of crank out
The two cars couldn’t be more different on the surface, but they are linked by BYD’s technical prowess in batteries and its ability to develop and crank out new cells at scale, all at low cost.
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IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2024
About a third of the four-wheel drive businesses, they are cranked out by us.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Not with Harrison Ford, Paul McCartney, Christopher Walken still cranking out the hits.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Ibex is what passes for a heritage company in this space; the company was founded in 1997 and has been cranking out merino garment for a long time.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 6 Mar. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2024
About a third of the four-wheel drive businesses, they are cranked out by us.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Not with Harrison Ford, Paul McCartney, Christopher Walken still cranking out the hits.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Ibex is what passes for a heritage company in this space; the company was founded in 1997 and has been cranking out merino garment for a long time.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crank out
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None of them were pleased with how things turned out.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile huge audiences have turned out for Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez even deep-red places like Utah, while Sen. Cory Booker’s record-breaking marathon speech on the floor drew rapturous reactions.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
16 Apr. 2025
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Analysts have long called for the US to take steps with allies like South Korea and Japan to cooperate on naval shipbuilding as Chinese shipyards have been churning out warships at breakneck speed, giving the People’s Liberation Army Navy the world’s largest fleet.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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The test of Clark’s and Bueckers’ popularity will be if their legacy is a sport that continues to churn out stars.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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The offence O’Reilly’s draft day scouting reports suggested the Oilers chose a middle-six centre (second or third line) with wicked checking ability and enough offence to project into a feature role if everything worked out.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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The projects’ operating costs are still being worked out.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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The United Football Players Association has hammered out its first collective bargaining agreement with the UFL, ratifying a two-year pact that includes a pay raise and a health care provision that extends into the offseason.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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In 2014, after Holocaust survivors protested the SNCF’s bids for contracts in the U.S., French and American ambassadors hammered out a US$60 million fund to compensate survivors who were not covered by other programs.—
Sarah Federman,
The Conversation,
16 Apr. 2025
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In one game, Muniz worked up the courage to remove the chest straps that secure her in her wheelchair.—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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There might be something undeniably satisfying about working up a sweat, watching the droplets roll down your skin and leaving you with a red-faced glow.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2025
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The debris – space rocks known as meteoroids – collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Crank out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crank%20out. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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