checking in

verb

present participle of check in
1
as in blowing in

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2
as in enrolling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for checking in
  1. pulling in
  2. enrolling
  3. matriculating
  4. listing
  5. drafting
  6. registering
  7. conscripting
  8. inscribing
Verb
  • Contrast therapy clubs are pulling in a crowd that would once have met at a bar, as younger adults trade cocktails for communal saunas and cold plunges.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
  • What could be next Expect the recurrent-UTI playbook to shift over the next 18 to 24 months, not because guidelines are being rewritten tomorrow, but because the research and the patient demand are both pulling in the same direction.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of pulling in
Verb
  • Construction is expected to begin next year, with the university enrolling its first students in 2028.
    — Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Cancer centers need to screen every patient for food insecurity, with on-site help enrolling in SNAP and filing exemption forms.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of enrolling
Verb
  • Fresh off the heels of graduation from high school, many rising freshmen are choosing to step off of the treadmill for a year before matriculating in college.
    — DJ Didonna, Time, 13 July 2026
  • Stram talking about 65 Toss Power Trap and matriculating the ball down field was gold.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of matriculating
Verb
  • The lone listing on the Pistons’ injury report is Taurean Prince listed as probable (personal reasons).
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Dell has also given Hopeworks access to an AI tool that allows job seekers to upload a job listing and get feedback to improve their resume and prepare for a mock interview.
    — John Kell, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of listing
Verb
  • Moncler minted a trio of icons by drafting Cher, Grace Jones and Jennie to star in a new campaign to promote the luxury fashion house’s new Re/Icons collection.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Doing so lets Bee’s AI take some actions on your behalf, like drafting emails or sending calendar invites based on your conversations.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of drafting
Verb
  • Hundreds of former fighters are registering for a program to return to civilian life, even as some fear retaliation and the TPLF urges its forces to keep fighting.
    — Khaled Kazziha, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The administration said the measure was intended to strengthen election integrity and prevent noncitizens from registering or voting.
    — Thom Reilly, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of registering
Verb
  • Veramonteforte, the sartorial atelier established by design veteran Massimo Monteforte in 2023, has launched its first ready-to-wear capsule, conscripting marquee partners for the occasion.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 19 June 2026
  • At the same time, he’s tasked with conscripting 150 of his workers for Vladimir Putin’s war machine.
    — Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
Definition of conscripting
Verb
  • Roupp could not recall previously inscribing that message on his cap during a game.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
  • Like inscribing shell casings, communicating messages in connection with high-profile acts of violence has a long history.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Definition of inscribing
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