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verb

past tense of check
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Recent Examples of checked
Verb
It was fact checked by Sierra Juarez, and engineered by Robert Rodriguez. Sarah Gonzalez, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026 Police used metal detectors and checked the contents of bags before allowing people into the meeting 45 minutes before its start. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026 The settings, costumes, animals, props and gestures are all checked by historians. Roberto Prieto, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 For the past three years, the University of Illinois Chicago accounting major had checked her financial aid package well before classes resumed, confident that her scholarship and tuition costs would remain relatively steady. Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026 Brown checked his phone and saw that coach Nick Sirianni had worn Brown’s Starkville High School jersey to the Monday morning news conference. Chad Graff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 When the car and driver arrived, the woman checked the description on her app, the lawsuit said. Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2026 Before adding another person, leaders need to know whether the work can be taught, checked and improved without constant intervention from the founder. Nicholas Cormier, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Rangers referred to the park’s permit system and checked vehicle license plates to track the number of missing people. Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for checked
Adjective
  • Which in layman’s terms means the Canvas L can produce more precise, controlled and transparent sound.
    John Archer, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Hurteau says while many land managers and fire experts have been working to restore forest health, there still isn't nearly enough controlled burning being done.
    Lauren Sommer, NPR, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • The adventurous footwear look corresponded with her dress, which featured corset-like lace-up detailing along the sides.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Both cohorts showed evidence of a dose-dependent association, in which higher blood xylitol concentrations corresponded to higher rates of cardiovascular events.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The first leg was stopped after Vinicius Junior said he had been racially abused by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni, who denied the allegation.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • British driver Ollie Millroy thanked rival Loek Hartog for saving his life after the Dutch racer stopped and pulled him from a burning Ferrari during a China GT Championship race in Shanghai on Saturday.
    Reuters, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Thomasin McKenzie plays a young woman, Alyce, steeped in her own trauma and loss, who attaches herself to the ploughman, and her ability to express wide-eyed, barely contained hysteria and fear is unmatched.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • One narrative contained in the Koran speaks of the people of Ad.
    Robert Stone, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The storefront itself remains restrained, with each window presenting a single frame on a sculptural glass pedestal.
    Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The push comes as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces criticism at home for a restrained response, trying to balance Japan’s alliance with Washington and its commitment to international justice.
    Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This has coincided with a widespread belief that humans will inevitably confirm that extraterrestrials exist.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The last big El Niño in 2015-2016 featured five to six Kelvin waves, which at times coincided with atmospheric rivers that led to record high wave heights across the state.
    Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This wider story spans five centuries from the first enslavement of the Caribbean Lucayan and Taíno in 1492 to the Indian Child Welfare Act in 1978, which slowly halted the stealing of tens of thousands of Native children through adoptions.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Unifor, the Canadian auto union, has halted contract talks with Stellantis.
    Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Spurs kept a clean sheet, an achievement to build on after shipping five in their opening two, and looked solid, if a little unimaginative in midfield.
    Elias Burke, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • As the Yeomen continued losing games last year, the larger college-football machine kept humming at campuses across the country.
    Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Checked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checked. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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