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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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checked out

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verb (2)

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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Recent Examples of checked (out)
Verb
Lamb checked out of the room the next day, and a housekeeper found three large trash bags filled with bloody towels and linens that were also soiled with human waste, according to the report. — David Goodhue august 21, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for checked (out)
  1. scanned
  2. died
  3. examined
  4. fell
  5. reviewed
  6. passed away
  7. surveyed
  8. stepped out
Verb
  • As promulgated last month, ballots must use envelopes with an election-mail logo that can to be scanned using high-speed processing equipment and contain a barcode unique to each voter.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Another study from 2021 found three of the 532 brains scanned showed signs of the disease.
    — Mike McRae September 15, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of scanned
Verb
  • On September 9, the Prince of Wales will represent the British royal family at the funeral of King Harald V of Norway, who died at 89 years old on August 28.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Dotson was taken to a hospital and died about nine hours after he was shot.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of died
Verb
  • Engineers who separately examined the building’s exterior supposedly found widespread corrosion in structural components of the soffit panels along the underside of an overhang that wraps around the center.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Webb has detailed how the Broncos have examined the layering of routes to ensure progressions best fit how Nix reads the field.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of examined
Verb
  • Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Vines are pulled away from fences, and sometimes trees are even felled.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of fell
Verb
  • Most residual errors identified in recent evaluations fall into mild-to-moderate severity when the note gets properly reviewed.
    — Pat Williams, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Wyndham Rewards® Debit Card Learn More Information about the Wyndham Rewards® Debit Card has been collected independently by Select and has not been reviewed or provided by the issuer of the card prior to publication.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of reviewed
Verb
  • Orlando also honored Remi Crépeau, Maxime’s father, who recently passed away.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Anita Finley Derr Florida A stranger's hug My older brother passed away unexpectedly on December 30, 2019.
    — Laurel Dalrymple, NPR, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of passed away
Verb
  • Coe added World Athletics research had shown Kenya was the most passionate market for track and field among those surveyed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In a July study in Frontiers in Psychology, remote workers reported the highest levels of positive well-being among roughly 7,700 healthcare employees surveyed across fully remote, hybrid and on-site roles.
    — Cordilia James, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of surveyed
Verb
  • The actress stepped out in an all-black lace and tulle ensemble in New York on Monday.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Television was shining a little brighter as Hollywood’s biggest stars stepped out for a night of celebration.
    — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of stepped out

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“Checked (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checked%20%28out%29. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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