CRANKED (UP) Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

cranked (up)

verb

past tense of crank (up)

as in activated

to cause to function crank up the CD player so we can dance

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The heavy rainfall activated the desert’s biological material, known as germplasm — seeds, bulbs and tubers but also the eggs of various invertebrates and reptiles.

— Nayara Batschke, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Officials said they will only be activated when a vehicle is traveling 11 miles or more over the speed limit.

— Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of activated

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Quarantine measures The emergency measures triggered across the region speak louder than the official reassurances.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
His death triggered a special election that included Gallagher, McGuire and Democrat Audrey Denney.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of triggered

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Israel responded with a military offensive that has killed over 74,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip according to local health authorities, left the territory in ruins and sparked an ongoing humanitarian catastrophe.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Like Zuckerberg, Huang has argued against an industry-wide slowdown, saying the recent spike in safety concerns sparked by AI agents going rogue and hacking into other companies is just an engineering problem that needs to be solved.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of sparked

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Although robust buyer demand briefly drove yields down to session lows following the auction, yield levels above 5% remain substantially higher than the historical norm over the past decade.

— , CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
The suit says Her displayed doctored, sexualized photos of Henry and other officers, including in Henry's own office, and drove unannounced to a golf simulator in Woodbury where Henry was spending personal time.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

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That set off a flurry of Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure, and the Houthis’ announcement of a blockade against Saudi shipping on the Red Sea — now the main corridor for Saudi energy exports.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
That his name was leaked as a prospective future CEO to drama-seeking observers only set off erroneous ripple effects of speculation that Solomon was headed out the door.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

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