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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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)
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.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
Police checked out Hopkins' story.
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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.
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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.
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Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
The outlet also said that Simmons was taken to a hospital after the accident to be checked out.
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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.
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
1 Oct. 2025
But plenty of people checked out before that became clear.
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Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
Vegas played much of the night without center William Karlsson, who was being checked out on the bench for an apparent upper-body injury.
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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.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
Police checked out Hopkins' story.
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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.
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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.
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Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
The outlet also said that Simmons was taken to a hospital after the accident to be checked out.
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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.
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Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for checked (out)
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People planning to visit CityWalk, and not the theme park, do not need a ticket to enter but are subject to the same park security protocols — waiting in line to go through a metal detector and have your bag scanned.
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Now, Seales and his team have scanned 45 scrolls.
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The extent of any aid package will have to match the emerging picture of how many have died, how many remain trapped under the rubble and how many Venezuelans will struggle yet further for food.
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The family of Binh Pham, one of the crash victims who later died at University Hospital in Columbia, has hired Wendt Law Firm.
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The Legislative Analyst’s Office, the nonpartisan fiscal advisor for lawmakers, recently examined the increase in state spending since 2019-20, Newsom’s first full year in office.
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The study examined how concentrated each category is by measuring the share of top 10 mentions held by the top 3 brands.
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That the forest below has not been felled but has swelled, along with its creatures, is hugely the work of Dharana’s owners, the de Souza family.
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The most dangerous situation appeared to be on Barrington Avenue, west of East Dundee Village Hall, where a light, a utility pole and part of a parkway tree were felled by strong winds, leaving power lines dangling across the road.
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
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Before publishing, journalists reviewed this content in compliance with McClatchy Media’s AI policy.
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Honoring the way Schultz’s weaving developed through intergenerational mentorship and knowledge transfer, the retrospective contains works by four generations of weavers in her family, including her mother, Martha Gorman Schultz, who passed away last year at the age of 93.
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France manager Didier Deschamps will temporarily leave the tournament after learning yesterday that his mother had passed away.
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The research, conducted by the University of Newcastle, surveyed 408 minors aged 12 to 17 in New South Wales.
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Companies will be surveyed through mid-September.
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Meanwhile, Jayden stepped out in a pair of jeans with a leather belt and a white tank top.
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Jake Reiner stepped out in support of a family friend this week.
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“Checked (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checked%20%28out%29. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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