pound out
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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
He writes: “In your world of / Tomorrow Humor / Will be locked up and / the key thrown away / The public address system / Will pound out headaches / All day.”
From New York Times • Mar. 7, 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
No less miraculous was that a girl typing away in Cleveland made the hammers of Francie’s machine pound out the words.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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