checked (out) 1 of 2

past tense of check (out)

checked out

2 of 2

verb (2)

past tense of check out

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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 Shelby County Public Library Director Pam Federspiel did not think much of it when an unidentified man checked out 16 books on LGBTQ+ topics from the Shelby County Public Library in Spring 2024. Lillian Metzmeier, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025

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“Checked (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checked%20%28out%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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