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checked

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verb

past tense of check
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of checked
Verb
Andrus said candy shipments were delayed in customs while officials checked labeling and safety requirements. — Beret Leone, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Yes, this can also get confrontational at times, with words being traded and attitudes checked at either the tailgate tent or the door to each hosting house. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026 The adult passenger reboarded the bus, checked to see if any students remained on board and took his seat before the bus pulled away. — Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026 The Post also checked its findings against Zillow rent and home value data, which are published monthly and run to within weeks of publication. — Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026 Essayli said the names were also checked manually by government analysts. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026 The Starry Night had long been thought to allude to a night in June, the month after Van Gogh checked himself into a psychiatric hospital in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in the wake of famously cutting off his ear in December 1888. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 The federal agent who conducted the investigation — which required roughly 800 federal employees who manually checked each name — said in an affidavit that the county's findings were false. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 Boxes checked for a program that had been the nation’s losingest in the previous decade. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for checked
Adjective
  • Her controlled world is turned into a site of emotional horror as a new reality dawns, created and dominated by autonomous feelings.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Those tests have covered both controlled and uncontrolled airspace.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Rebbe corresponded with Bush, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But his reputation was dealt a grievous blow by the Epstein files, which showed that Botstein corresponded closely with the late financier for years, including after Epstein’s conviction for soliciting a minor for prostitution.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Russia's civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsia, said Friday afternoon that all four Moscow airports -- Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky -- stopped flights arriving and departing for security reasons.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • If only the Hornets could have stopped the game after one possession apiece.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Smith, White and Duran were arrested after a search of the box allegedly revealed 10 kilograms of cocaine, and a search of the shopping bag allegedly contained more than $170,000 in cash.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The team’s melting models matched the rock’s chemistry best when its mantle source contained garnet, a mineral that is stable in the Martian mantle only at depths of more than 160 kilometers.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • His answer was a restrained yet expressive material palette, anchored by rich walnut millwork and reflective surfaces that tie the rooms together.
    — Nicole Gates Anderson, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Dishes quickly crowded the table, each showing the restrained elegance of that region’s cuisine.
    — Christopher Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • His ascension to regular starting duties in the midfield coincided with André Luiz’s first start.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Caenagnathid evolution likely coincided with a shifting Cretaceous climate that saw the spread of flowering plants.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In particular, Steven Tyler gave no evidence of the vocal injury that halted the abortive 2023 tour.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Virgin Galactic halted commercial flights of its previous vehicle, VSS Unity, in 2024.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Tariffs have kept much of that cost advantage from reaching American showrooms.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Both a state court and Alaska's Supreme Court disagreed and kept the second Sullivan on the ballot.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026

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“Checked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checked. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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