CRANKED OUT Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

cranked out

verb

past tense of crank out

as in worked up

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He feels emotionally ambushed, and what plays out is as if Marriage Story were an absolute chucklefest, as Lestat gets increasingly worked up and jealous over Louis’s relationships with other men.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 15 June 2026
Church’s numinous-sun-over-still-water routine had begun to look a bit like a shtick, equally applicable to scenes of the Hudson or those worked up from 20-year-old sketches of South America.

— Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026

Definition of worked up

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Trump carried by about 34 percentage points in the last presidential election, some Republican and independents turned out for Hamilton.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Oklahoma State University, which took over testing, had a strong lead this year, and a DNA packet sent to a possible relative turned out to be a match, said Rouse, the coroner.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of turned out

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If the parties can’t agree on terms, a valuation is usually hammered out via binding arbitration, and the existing distribution agreement remains in place until the payout is received.

— Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026
At the meeting, Kao and Reed, the super PAC’s chair, hammered out a deal for a six-figure donation, Kao told the FBI.

— William Turton, ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of hammered out

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But this worked out — the Chiefs got closer to their mission.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
Kevin Mannix worked out of the San Francisco Police Department’s Taraval Station for 27 years before retiring, according to the association in June 2018.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of worked out

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Here are the best, smartest and most revolutionary titles the genre created.

— Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 19 Oct. 2026
Using a form created specifically for the Department of Correction, eligible voters can apply for, receive and return their absentee ballots in a timely manner.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

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