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verb (1)

Definition of check (out)next
as in to examine
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition) check out the house and let me know if you think it's worth buying

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check out

2 of 3

verb (2)

as in to die
to stop living there are a lot of sights around the world that I want to see before I check out

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checkout

3 of 3

noun

as in test-drive

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Recent Examples of check (out)
Verb
Hansen will appear in an ad that airs exclusively before screenings of the film, directing audiences to check out his true-crime network, TruBlu. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026 To learn more about historical figures in engineering, IEEE Milestones, and IEEE History Center programs and events, check out The Institute’s IEEE Tech History collection. — Joanna Goodrich, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
Ramos said one current union battle is to make self-serve checkout lines manageable for the workers who must supervise them. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026 Just over four months later, Google introduced Universal Cart, an intelligent shopping cart that allows consumers to add products from different retailers and purchase them through a single checkout. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for check (out)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for check (out)
  1. examine
  2. die
  3. trial run
  4. scan
  5. fall
  6. observation
  7. review
  8. pass away
Verb
  • As the deputy gets closer to examine the animal, the deer suddenly springs to life.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
  • To be clear, the mundaneness, examined piecemeal, is undeniably horrific.
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of examine
Verb
  • Hanna also experienced tragedy, when one of her horses died in transit.
    — Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Mamdani’s plan to join families of those who died during the attacks has been met with significant pushback.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of die
Noun
  • The club granted him a trial run to cover innings and to see if his relief success could translate.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The announcement comes after 7 Brew's 96-store trial run this past spring in Arkansas, where both the grocery giant and the coffee chain are headquartered.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of trial run
Verb
  • Throughout the operation, the robot autonomously scanned the cardiac tissue, mapped out the precise location of the lesion, and navigated the complex pathway to deploy the cardiac occluder with sub-millimeter precision.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • In 1982 — the entire decade captured with quiet authenticity by production designer Brian Kane — Rita leads what would scan to many like a good-enough life.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of scan
Verb
  • The key to why scores are falling so widely may be found in an accompanying survey taken by students.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Volatility tends to ease in November, with the VIX falling around 4% as the midterm results remove a key political overhang and provide investors with greater clarity on the policy backdrop, said James Ooi, market strategist at Tiger Brokers.
    — Joanna Ossinger,Justina Lee, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of fall
Noun
  • Businesses and private properties are not required to follow flag directives but can join in the observation.
    — Allison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Half a century after Ericson’s initial observation, the driving force behind the flips once again became a mystery.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of observation
Verb
  • After the 2012 pay cut, salaries were reviewed again in 2017 but the government chose not to adopt a recommendation to increase them.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Vela Gonzalez was dragged down the concrete steps and pushed to the ground by two agents, before a third agent emerged to handcuff him, according to video footage reviewed by The Times.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of review
Verb
  • Related Articles Four years ago, shortly after her uncle passed away, Diaz was recovering from a stroke and had to relearn how to talk, walk, and paint.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • This remarkable woman passed away in 2024, aged 92, and now her grandson René has taken the baton.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of pass away

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