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as in bills
the amount owed at a bar or restaurant or the slip of paper stating the amount
diners at that temple of gastronomy often look shocked when they receive the check
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as in inspections
a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition
made a careful check of the antique table before buying it
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as in statements
a record of goods sold or services performed together with the costs due
request a detailed check from the company before sending any money
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as in tickets
a small sheet of plastic, paper, or paperboard showing that the bearer has a claim to something (as admittance)
handed over a check for his coat
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as in restrictions
something that limits one's freedom of action or choice
the judiciary is intended to be a check on the executive and legislative branches of government
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as in fissures
an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure
the network of fine checks on the surface would indicate that the painting is quite old
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as in halts
the stopping of a process or activity
the announcement of bad news gave a sudden check to the celebration
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as in corresponds
to be in agreement on every point
their story of what happened checks with the report of the eyewitness
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as in stops
to bring (something) to a standstill
a tree finally checked the skidding car
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as in controls
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
check your enthusiasm a bit, and think before you marry someone you just met
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Recent Examples of checks
Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Are stimulus checks being sent out?
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Employees were given temperature and oxygen checks every shift, Shapiro said.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Instead of this stuff that's raised overseas that's done in ways that doesn't have any checks, that it's got polluted water, it's being fed really nasty stuff, full of antibiotics, full of chemicals.
—Dan Morrison, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
One deputy testified in a deposition that people held there could easily be forgotten during routine checks.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
The motor will also be easier to maintain, offering nearly 28,000 miles (45,000 km) between valve clearance checks.
—New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2025
Advocates say the push burdens states with duplicative verification checks and could lead people to lose coverage just for missing paperwork deadlines.
—Kff Health News, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
Trader Joe’s version checks all those boxes with a simple ingredient list, plus a little citric acid.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Margi Thornburgh, a night owl, checks ads and clips coupons every Wednesday at midnight and hunts for more discounts on store shelves.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Social Security checks under different measures Yet the data suggests that switching to a different COLA measure might not result in the substantial boost to benefits that retirees and other beneficiaries hope to see.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
The Shore Club Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Situated along Providenciales’ Long Bay Beach, The Shore Club checks all the boxes for a dreamy tropical island getaway for the whole family.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Before the cast member checks your seat belts, the pilots will need to push their controls to the extreme left and right or up and down, depending on their joystick movement, and then hit the activation button.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 31 Oct. 2025
Physical verification checks whether a chip layout meets the manufacturer’s strict rules and faithfully matches the original functional schematic.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
Lucky for us, this dish checks each one of those boxes.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
This Cameron cardigan, however, checks all of my boxes.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
Research from the National Restaurant Association shows that 54% of full-service operators — including 67% of fine-dining operators — say their restaurants sometimes add a service charge or automatic gratuity to customer checks.
—Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Are stimulus checks being sent out?
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Employees were given temperature and oxygen checks every shift, Shapiro said.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Instead of this stuff that's raised overseas that's done in ways that doesn't have any checks, that it's got polluted water, it's being fed really nasty stuff, full of antibiotics, full of chemicals.
—Dan Morrison, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
One deputy testified in a deposition that people held there could easily be forgotten during routine checks.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
The motor will also be easier to maintain, offering nearly 28,000 miles (45,000 km) between valve clearance checks.
—New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2025
Advocates say the push burdens states with duplicative verification checks and could lead people to lose coverage just for missing paperwork deadlines.
—Kff Health News, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
Trader Joe’s version checks all those boxes with a simple ingredient list, plus a little citric acid.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
Omari Hutchinson checks inside and arcs a hanging, tantalising cross towards the far post.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Margi Thornburgh, a night owl, checks ads and clips coupons every Wednesday at midnight and hunts for more discounts on store shelves.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Social Security checks under different measures Yet the data suggests that switching to a different COLA measure might not result in the substantial boost to benefits that retirees and other beneficiaries hope to see.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
The Shore Club Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Situated along Providenciales’ Long Bay Beach, The Shore Club checks all the boxes for a dreamy tropical island getaway for the whole family.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Before the cast member checks your seat belts, the pilots will need to push their controls to the extreme left and right or up and down, depending on their joystick movement, and then hit the activation button.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 31 Oct. 2025
Physical verification checks whether a chip layout meets the manufacturer’s strict rules and faithfully matches the original functional schematic.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
Lucky for us, this dish checks each one of those boxes.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
This Cameron cardigan, however, checks all of my boxes.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for checks
Noun
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Individual customers' bills will vary according to their usage rates.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Midterm elections will see congressional battlegrounds in states where fast-rising electric bills or data center hotspots — or both — are fomenting community uprisings.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Dallas’ restaurant inspections function on a 100-point system.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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The build was subject to special inspections, which entailed the county sampling the concrete mix each day the machine was operating, similar to inspections used for commercial projects.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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What embarrassing statements to make in front of SCOTUS.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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There were plenty of reasons national Democrats were chugging antacids in recent months as one by one Mamdani’s past statements came back to Page One.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The United waivers and refund policies will even apply to passengers who have non-refundable or basic-economy tickets.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
7 Nov. 2025
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The band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 and received the Billboard Legends of Live award for its blockbuster co-headline tour with Def Leppard in 2018, which sold more than 1 million tickets.—
Dave Brooks,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Regional restrictions may apply.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Details are still emerging over exactly what the new flight restrictions will mean for airline travelers.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Those fissures burst into the open last week, when Tucker Carlson conducted a friendly interview with the cheerfully white nationalist streamer Nick Fuentes.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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The journalist Beth Macy, who in her previous books chronicled the widening fissures in American society by examining the opioid crisis and the aftereffects of globalization, grew up there.—
Alex Kotlowitz,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This new forecast corresponds to upside of around 11%.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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The o1 model correctly produced two different syntactic trees, one that corresponds to the first interpretation of the sentence and one that corresponds to the latter.—
Steve Nadis,
Quanta Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The elevator stops at each floor and a new ghostly guest arrives offering some insight into Will’s plan.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Some gardeners choose to pinch those old flowers away every day to enhance the look of their plants, while others decide to wait until the entire flower scape stops blooming to cut the scape stem down to the soil line.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Checks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checks. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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