CHECKED (OUT) Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb (1)

past tense of check (out)

as in scanned

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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past tense of check out

as in died

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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Vegas played much of the night without center William Karlsson, who was being checked out on the bench for an apparent upper-body injury. — Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 Mac Jones did not throw Wednesday because of a sore shoulder that checked out clean and should be ready for training camp, which is expected to open July 25 or 26. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 4 June 2026 Police checked out Hopkins' story. — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 14 May 2026 Lamar Odom has reportedly checked out of rehab after completing a 30-day program following his DUI arrest earlier this year. — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026 Soon, however, Sarah began not feeling well and her OBGYN told her to get checked out at a hospital. — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026 The outlet also said that Simmons was taken to a hospital after the accident to be checked out. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025 Now, a recent Urban performance has resurfaced that points to, if not that, at least the fact that the singer was mentally checked out a while ago. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 1 Oct. 2025 But plenty of people checked out before that became clear. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025

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Instead, a camera from Clear, the facial recognition company, scanned my face and the gate opened.

— Andrew Zucker, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026
The researchers scanned the brains of eight dogs — six border collies, a labrador and a golden retriever — while showing them images of strangers with either a happy or a neutral expression.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

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The researchers also examined fatal crashes, looking at drivers’ ages, alcohol involvement, the number of people in the car and the model year of cars, as newer cars may have more safety features that prevent distraction.

— Diana Anos, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
The children, who went barefoot and shirtless, tried on Gajdusek’s shoes and socks and examined the texture of his skin.

— Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

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Mixed Pro Doubles Recap Roos van Reek & Jack Munro stayed out of trouble and avoided the early knockout round upsets that be felled many of the other top seeds to claim the Mixed title and guarantee the double-double for themselves on the weekend.

— Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The storm felled trees and power lines and caused serious flooding that swept some 100 homes from their foundations on the Big Island, authorities said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

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Levi Fuller, the agency's first inspector general for educator misconduct, told CBS News Texas that the goal is to move investigations more quickly and keep educators accused of serious misconduct out of classrooms while cases are reviewed.

— Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Separately, court records reviewed by USA TODAY show Gallagher is named in a New South Wales Apprehended Violence Application filed on behalf of Gael Cameron, his former girlfriend and fellow cast member on the Bravo series.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

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These are among the memories offered by Dan Smith of Sister Nancy Ulrich, who passed away unexpectedly in February of this year at the Sacred Heart home in Milwaukee.

— Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
The museum’s 520-piece collection includes works from late 20th-century Colombian artists like Oscar Muñoz, Olga de Amaral, Beatriz González, who passed away this past January.

— Kim Córdova, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of passed away

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry recently stepped out for a date night, attending the David Foster Foundation’s 40th anniversary celebration in Canada on Friday, August 7.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 12 Aug. 2026
The Big Man has just stepped out of a gig at Philadelphia’s Uptown Theater and enjoyed an after-midnight cheesesteak before catching a subway train at the Walnut-Locust station.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026

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