churn out

verb

churned out; churning out; churns out

transitive verb

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

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The boy band, which features 13 members despite its name, churns out at least one major project every year — and that’s not even counting the work of its sub-units, which combine several singers from the outfit to release music under different names. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025 Tomlin has kept churning out winning seasons, potentially at the expense of finding the franchise quarterback that rival teams — teams the Steelers have been so frantically, if futilely, chasing for years —have in abundance. Will Graves, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2025 Below, find the next wave of designers to watch from Central Saint Martins’ 2025 BA class, which has churned out legendary designers including Phoebe Philo and Burberry’s chief creative officer Daniel Lee, the judge of this year’s BA fashion show. Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 5 June 2025 Torre felt that too many sports podcasts were built on the same premise: tackle the day’s news, interview some big names, churn out takes of varying temperatures. Zak Keefer, New York Times, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for churn out

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of churn out was in 1876

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“Churn out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/churn%20out. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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