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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
Essential California checked out the trials, tested airport counters, walked through the terminal’s new gates and conversed with excited passengers looking forward to their next flight out of Burbank. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026 Staff described students as often seeming physically and mentally worn down and checked out. — Crystal Cederna, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026 Taurus April 20 – May 20 Your mind may be willing to keep going long after the rest of you has checked out. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026 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 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
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
  • The members’ primary responsibility is to count ballots that were not scanned, which includes mail-in ballots, provisional ballots or if a scanner was down at a voting site, Campolo said.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The original 16 mm A/B-rolls were scanned at 4K and restored by BB Optics.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of scanned
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  • Juan Atkins, the originator of techno music and a founding member of the electronic music group Cybotron, has died at the age of 64.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Both victims were University of Colorado Boulder students, and the Boulder County Coroner's Office will release the identity of the victim who died, according to a news release from the city of Boulder.
    — Eric Mack , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of died
Verb
  • The little prior research on any sort of relationship between voting in the United States and living longer largely examined how health status might predict later voting behaviors, Handy said.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
  • After more than two decades in space, the observatory examined over 2,000 GRBs and more than 1,400 supernovae.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of examined
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  • In the postwar decades, humans seized ecosystems at breakneck speed—forests were felled, prairies plowed, wetlands drained.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Griess, the superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, said the 430 trees that were felled were not identified as hazardous or raising safety concerns.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of fell
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  • Reporters also reviewed dozens of private Facebook group posts, WhatsApp messages, and other communications among women seeking MRT, as well as business filings, clinic licenses, and client contracts.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Behind the scenes, Muse uses a collection of digital notes and instructions to guide its personality, actions and memory, all of which can be reviewed, edited and deleted.
    — Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of reviewed
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  • In 2001, when lead auctioneer Tom Caldwell passed away, Mahan took over at Keeneland.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Beloved actor Sir Patrick Stewart passed away on Wednesday, October 28.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of passed away
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  • Last month, another UMBC poll showed 51% of those surveyed planned to vote for Moore, while 24% planned to vote for Cox.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Yet workers surveyed by the NY Fed describe endless Zoom calls and Slacks, and little actual face time.
    — Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of surveyed
Verb
  • Brody and Meester first stepped out together in February 2013, and were engaged by November of that same year.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The mother-daughter duo stepped out for the Gala of the Stars.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 23 Oct. 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 5 Nov. 2026.

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