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
  • Even as retailers anticipate pulling in more tourist traffic as a result of the development, lung experts cite health concerns connected to the move.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • Joy Behar shocked The View Wednesday morning upon pulling in married interview guest Anson Mount for a long kiss on the lips live on the air.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
Definition of pulling in
Verb
  • So although the Department of Homeland Security cites rampant abuse in the student visa process as the driving force behind the rule change, there aren't clear numbers on students purposefully perpetually enrolling to remain in the country.
    — Janet W. Lee, NPR, 20 July 2026
  • The former Black-ish and Grown-ish star — who played a college student on the latter series — initially deferred her acceptance to the Ivy League school for a year to work on a few projects, ultimately enrolling in 2017.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 18 July 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
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  • Attached was a spreadsheet listing more than 3,000 ISBNs along with instructions to match titles, prepare quotes and estimate shipping costs directed to China.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • The listing agents are Diane Kingshill and Jason Lee Villarreal with Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty.
    — David Caraccio Updated July 31, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of listing
Verb
  • The proposal to stop drafting prep players is based purely on economics.
    — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • McCarthy, who's looking to prove the Vikings didn't make a massive mistake by drafting him 10th overall in 2024, is banking on momentum and familiarity with the system to give him an advantage over Murray.
    — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of drafting
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  • The team interpreted this as a proof the compound is registering as a distinct signal, not just background smell.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
  • The game flurried out, past a hundred and twenty minutes, without Argentina registering a single shot on the Spanish goal.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of registering
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  • 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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“Checking in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checking%20in. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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