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pound out

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  1. Produce, especially on a keyboard, as in I can pound out another résumé, or She was pounding out song after song on the piano. [c. 1900]


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One of her talents is rock band drummer and she uses her drumsticks to pound out her jangled feelings.

From Seattle Times Jun. 1, 2023

The productivity of these AIs is astounding; in a few minutes they can pound out a thousand words that would have taken a human hours to write.

From Washington Post Feb. 27, 2023

He handled U.S. distribution for a Spanish commercial juicer company, whose equipment can hold dozens of whole oranges and allows users to make custom selections and watch the machine pluck, press and pound out juice.

From Salon Jun. 2, 2020

He later became the head writer for “The Pinky Lee Show,” a variety program for children that helped pound out the mold for future after-school programming.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 30, 2017

He wanted to gather as much color as he could before it was time to sit down and pound out his story after the final race.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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