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crank

noun as in a device for revolving a shaft

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noun as in a person with an obsession

noun as in an ill-natured person

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The sun is setting and the radical California revolutionary group the French 75 is raiding an immigration detention center along the southern border in Otay Mesa while Jonny Greenwood’s score is cranked to 11.

Kirk’s fellow online conservative felt that the suspected shooter was a “Marxist,” while the aging liberal crank countered that the only thing he was certain of was our own uncertainty.

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Diplomatic tension with Egypt cranked up and there was even talk of conflict.

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It’s in service of crank conspiracy theories, quack wellness influencers and weird dystopian visions of supermen doing pull-ups to demonstrate their patriotism.

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Scanning the spice rack, I added garlic powder, onion powder and a very, very generous crank of black pepper, and the butter thickened under the stir of a spoonful of flour.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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