crank out
verb
cranked out; cranking out; cranks out
: to produce especially in a mechanical manner
crank out a manuscript
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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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“Crank out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crank%20out. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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