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verb

past tense of check
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Recent Examples of checked
Verb
Civic-minded fans at the concert checked election results during the show. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026 Those who checked Truth Social after CNN projected that the Democratic party would capture the House of Representatives were also set up for disappointment, as the president has yet to comment on those results as well. — Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 4 Nov. 2026 And so, the power of a far-right billionaire who has long acted with impunity will also be checked — another priceless win for democracy. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026 If someone played a football game and then had their blood checked for muscle enzymes, Kim said, a test would spot them, but these cases typically go undetected. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026 But a 30-24 win over the Patriots checked a lot of boxes, and in the end, the Bears (5-2) played a more complete game than the defending AFC champions. — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026 Compliance can amount to little more than proof that boxes were checked, even when the experience itself can feel exclusionary. — Maribeth Romslo, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for checked
Adjective
  • The report concludes that the future of denim finishing will not be defined by individual technologies alone but by the ability to manage complex processes in a more controlled, transparent, and continuously improvable manner.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Typographic variables like size, color, and weight corresponded to tag frequency or popularity.
    — Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The decision was a blow for McConnell-Johnson, who said four of her top-10 sales days in the past year corresponded with WNBA Finals games.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Corey Perry and Alex Laferriere scored and Darcy Kuemper stopped only 14 shots for the Kings, who have lost two of the last three during their seven-game homestand.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Corey Perry and Alex Laferriere scored and Darcy Kuemper stopped only 14 shots for the Kings (5-8-2), who have lost two of the last three during their seven-game homestand.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Surveillance video recovered by the Daily News shows a scrap collector finding the black cloth case used to hold a musical instrument that contained Owusu’s body.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Prosecutors said the bag also contained two white envelopes stuffed with $15,000 in cash — the remainder of Meiser’s payment.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • But as Election Day continued across the country, the prolific user of his own social media platform, X, remained relatively restrained.
    — Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 4 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • The ice cap’s retreat coincided with anthropogenic climate change driving up summer temperatures.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Of the four patterns, engulfment was the only one that explained why more severe symptoms coincided with a worse life.
    — Deldhy Nicolás Moya Sánchez, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Musk halted production of his two most expensive models, the Model S and Model X, at that plant to make room for production of the human robots, Optimus, the company intends to sell.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In Broward, technical glitches temporarily halted voting minutes after polls opened.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • These laws have kept the deer population under control over the last decade.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The city’s redevelopment agency kept the land on which the park sat until 2019, when it was forced to sell after the state abolished redevelopment agencies, and the city was not in a financial position to outbid Cedar Fair for the land.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

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“Checked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checked. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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