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churn out

verb

  1. to produce (something) at a rapid rate

    to churn out ideas

  2. to perform (something) mechanically

    to churn out a song

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Produce in an abundant and automatic manner, as in He churned out a novel every six months . This idiom transfers the turning of milk into butter to other kinds of production. [Early 1900s]
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Example Sentences

The Texas government churns out a steady stream of right-wing policies on immigration, abortion, education and other hot-button cultural issues.

From BBC

Listeria’s ability to adapt and proliferate under varied conditions means “it’s an ongoing battle,” especially at large food-processing establishments like BrucePac, which churns out precooked, ready-to-eat meat and poultry products in huge quantities.

A baking soda manufacturer before finding success in candy, Spangler has been churning out millions upon millions of nostalgic favorites every day for decades.

From Salon

The goal is to churn out as many votes as possible in the least likely places – even if it means venturing deep into politically unfriendly territory.

From BBC

Similarly, the Augmented Makeline robot is an automated bowl and salad maker that dispenses rice, lettuce and other ingredients into a bowl beneath the counter, churning out Chipotle’s famous burrito bowls.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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