checking in

Definition of checking innext
present participle of check in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for checking in
Verb
  • White, the neonatologist who stopped enrolling patients in the study, defended the decision to conduct it.
    David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
  • In the meantime, the city stopped enrolling new families in its motel shelters on March 1.
    Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Stram talking about 65 Toss Power Trap and matriculating the ball down field was gold.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Fewer births mean fewer students are entering and matriculating through CPS, affecting early grade levels.
    Hope Moses, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Increasingly, human resources departments noticed that applicants used the résumé to tell white lies, and even bigger fibs, listing fictitious degrees, fake promotions and other embellishments.
    Stephen Mihm, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The all-volunteer nonprofit was not successful in late 2024 in securing the backing of the Connecticut Historic Preservation Review Board to support a nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, a necessary requirement for listing.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But if the Cowboys don’t find a tango partner, drafting Parker makes some sense.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Some faculty involved in drafting it later distanced themselves from the effort.
    Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The group of Republican organizations dedicated to these contests reported raising a record amount of money last year, pulling in $29 million in preparation for the 2026 midterms.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Storms rumbled across much of the Lone Star State overnight as a Pacific low pressure system pushed into the region, pulling in a steady stream of moisture and interacting with an already unstable atmosphere across Central Texas.
    Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • There are apps for scheduling, for registering and paying, for live streaming and then others for scoring.
    Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Brett Sheerin, owner of Maui True North, which offers surf and kitesurfing lessons, encourages visitors to check water quality advisories before going into the ocean, noting many popular surf spots on Maui are registering high bacteria counts.
    Jen Murphy, Outside, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • When your security relies on annually conscripting around 24,000 young people and sending them out into the Arctic hinterland, providing a strong sense of support — of home — isn’t mere kind-heartedness.
    Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The minister has previously accused Ukraine of forcibly conscripting members of a roughly 75,000-strong community of ethnic Hungarians residing in the western Ukrainian region of Zakarpattia.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Like inscribing shell casings, communicating messages in connection with high-profile acts of violence has a long history.
    Connor Greene, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Checking in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checking%20in. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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