churn out

verb

churned out; churning out; churns out
Synonyms of churn outnext

transitive verb

: to produce mechanically or copiously : grind out
… the usual pap which has been churned out about this superstar.—W. S. Murphy

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In fact, The Hollywood Reporter took a look at why the Bond rumor mill continues to churn out duds in analysis earlier this year. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026 Head baker Lou Turner (formerly pastry chef at Obelix, a French bistro in the city’s River North) churns out superb pastries that invite obsession. — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 His early-season performances helped secure some dubs for those managers who saw the available opportunity in Tampa and who know that Ohio State mints exceptional wide receivers as Mercedes churns out exceptional automobiles. — Sports Betting, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 LunaHcam, a camera attached to the Chang'e-7 orbiter and jointly developed by the Bahrain Space Agency and the Egyptian Space Agency to churn out high-resolution hyperspectral images of the moon's surface. — Leonard David, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for churn out

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of churn out was in 1876

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