checking in

Definition of checking innext
present participle of check in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for checking in
Verb
  • Research tells us that more students exercising their right to school choice will lead to more students enrolling and graduating from college.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The Stanford University study was small — enrolling 30 veterans who received the drug in Mexico.
    Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 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
  • Simply listing the products on a government training course, even if no money has changed hands, also raises ethical concerns, Holman said.
    Huo Jingnan, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Rather than influencing affairs through pressure tactics, Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management intends to lead a structural recapitalization, buying more shares, putting allies on the board, and re-listing the company in New York while existing management operates the company.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This is the first time the Chiefs have picked in the top 10 since drafting Patrick Mahomes in 2017.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The fourth rolled around and the Paton, sans ‘Y’, in the Post’s drafting team emerged.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The blockade also holds the risk of pulling in more countries.
    Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The program, which is also open to the 15 members of Caribbean economic bloc CARICOM, comes as governments across the continent activate emergency committees, pulling in policymakers to map out supply risks.
    Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • On top of registering that a pitch is coming, batters need to decide which, if any, swing to attempt in that half-second.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The psychological toll is registering in hard data.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Apr. 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 21 Apr. 2026.

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