ˌdə-bəl-ˈchek 
ˈdə-bəl-ˌchek
double-checked; double-checking; double-checks
: to subject to a double check
data double-checked for accuracy
: to make a double check
: a careful checking to determine accuracy, condition, or progress especially of something already checked
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Pressing the government’s attorney, Frederick Liu, Gorsuch said that double-checking an address seemed like a minimal standard.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 29 Apr. 2025
Travelers may want to double-check their upcoming summer travel plans.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2025
But Bolton and his colleagues wanted to double-check.
—Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
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The key to all usage of generative AI is to stay on your toes, keep your wits about you, and always challenge and double-check anything the AI emits.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Pressing the government’s attorney, Frederick Liu, Gorsuch said that double-checking an address seemed like a minimal standard.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 29 Apr. 2025
Travelers may want to double-check their upcoming summer travel plans.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2025
But Bolton and his colleagues wanted to double-check.
—Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Double-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-check. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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