crank out
verb
cranked out; cranking out; cranks out
: to produce especially in a mechanical manner
crank out a manuscript
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Creedence Clearwater Revival, the most popular band in America, were riding the hot streak of all hot streaks, cranking out swamp-rock classics at a crazy pace.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
Social media algorithms have prioritized more frequent uploaders for years, and Gerasimov had been animating in Source Filmmaker for more than a decade, giving him enough experience to crank out the videos fast enough to satisfy YouTube’s algorithm.
—Adam Bumas, WIRED, 10 June 2024
These authors built up readerships just by cranking out 300 pages of smut and then putting it on Kindle and now they’re getting scooped up by publishers.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024
The traditional big-money, studio-audience quiz shows American TV has been cranking out since Truth or Consequences hit the air in 1950 have pretty much been MIA.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
Social media algorithms have prioritized more frequent uploaders for years, and Gerasimov had been animating in Source Filmmaker for more than a decade, giving him enough experience to crank out the videos fast enough to satisfy YouTube’s algorithm.
—Adam Bumas, WIRED, 10 June 2024
These authors built up readerships just by cranking out 300 pages of smut and then putting it on Kindle and now they’re getting scooped up by publishers.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024
The traditional big-money, studio-audience quiz shows American TV has been cranking out since Truth or Consequences hit the air in 1950 have pretty much been MIA.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Crank out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crank%20out. Accessed 22 Aug. 2024.
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