churn
noun
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
has churned
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present perfectof churn (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“So, even as the market has churned for the last eight weeks, the internals have gotten better, not worse, even as semis corrected,” he said, referring to semiconductor stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Horse-obsessed Gurbanguly has churned out numerous books about Akhal-Tekes and even penned a rap song in honour of one of his foals.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
But for a team that has churned through passers so quickly that it traded away a future Super Bowl winner in Sam Darnold, it isn’t necessarily the worst scenario.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Since the franchise’s peak in 2019 with “Avengers: Endgame,” the Kevin Feige-run superhero powerhouse has churned out multiple shows for Disney+, alongside its pipeline of several movies a year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
The storm has churned up thick, dark water.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
