crank out
verb
cranked out; cranking out; cranks out
: to produce especially in a mechanical manner
crank out a manuscript
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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.
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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
Netflix was lightyears ahead of the competition for streaming, and its years of cranking out content earned it the right to ask customers to finally start playing by the rules.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
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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
Netflix was lightyears ahead of the competition for streaming, and its years of cranking out content earned it the right to ask customers to finally start playing by the rules.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Crank out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crank%20out. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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