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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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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as in test-drive
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Recent Examples of check (out)
Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2025
Watch the pink carpet livestream here and check out all things 2025 Billboard Latin Women in Music here.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2025
Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 6 May 2025
Other retailers, particularly sites like Temu, AliExpress, and Shein, have all taken their own steps, either adding labels to listings when import taxes have already been included in the price, or adding import taxes as a separate line item in users' carts at checkout as Amazon had discussed doing.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Be a part of the live audience and check out a show in person.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2025
Watch the pink carpet livestream here and check out all things 2025 Billboard Latin Women in Music here.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
To redeem the offer, participants must present a valid teacher or nurse ID at checkout, with a limit of one free pizza per ID.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 6 May 2025
Other retailers, particularly sites like Temu, AliExpress, and Shein, have all taken their own steps, either adding labels to listings when import taxes have already been included in the price, or adding import taxes as a separate line item in users' carts at checkout as Amazon had discussed doing.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for check (out)
Noun
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This battle over definition had gone through a trial run just a few weeks earlier.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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New ideas may get trial runs in spring training, but an innovation can’t just help a few players.—
John Cairney,
Sportico.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Even in the best of times, long-term observations can be very fragile.—
Eric Morgan,
Wired News,
10 May 2025
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His observations are what sets him apart from everybody else.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
10 May 2025
Noun
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If teams receive good news during his medical rechecks, there’s still a chance he’s selected on day one of the draft.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2025
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Carter, 21, had a medical recheck in Indianapolis last week that showed the stress reaction is healing, and no surgery will be needed, per ESPN.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Last May, a 2016 hotel surveillance video exclusively shared by CNN showed Combs kicking, hitting and dragging Ventura Fine – actions that were first described in her legal complaint.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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On the first day of the trial on Monday, May 12, jurors saw surveillance video of the music mogul beating and kicking Ventura in an elevator bank at the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles in 2016.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
People.com,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Here’s the group, sorted by their walk rate over at FanGraphs, for your perusal.—
Eno Sarris,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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That data is transmitted to a nearby computer or smartphone, where it's recorded for subsequent perusal by a physician.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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While the Classic looks a little more built-up, and has what may be a larger, physical rotating bezel, both watches have what’s known in some circles as a squircle design.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Under her watch, the company distributed such festival firepower as The Boy and the Heron and Memoir of a Snail.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 May 2025
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“Check (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/check%20%28out%29. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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