CHECKS (OUT) Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of check (out)

as in scans

to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition) check out the house and let me know if you think it's worth buying

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present tense third-person singular of check out

as in dies

to stop living there are a lot of sights around the world that I want to see before I check out

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If everything checks out, the service module’s main engine will fire Thursday evening to send the crew on a trajectory that will loop them around the Moon. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026

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The system, which scans a barcode on the ballot, incorrectly flagged some ballots as wrong, preventing voters from checking in until the issue was resolved.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Walter Kale / Chicago Tribune A policeman scans the roof of the Cabrini-Green housing project with a sniper scope on a rifle on July 17, 1970.

— Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

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But beneath the pop-culture surface, this is also a story of families, about all the chatter and the cacophonous who-knows-what that goes on when a parent dies in unusual circumstances.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
Her father, Steve Apa, told the New York Times that the cause was rhabdomyolysis, also known as rhabdo, a rare condition in which skeletal muscle breaks down and dies quickly, poisoning the body.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of dies

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That trend runs against the old explanation for demographic change, which held that fertility invariably falls as a community or society gets richer.

— Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2026
After subtracting the $33,200 standard deduction, their taxable income would be $96,800, which falls below the 0% threshold.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026

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The bipartisan panel, established in 2023 under GOP House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, examines US competition with China, including issues involving technology transfers and export controls.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026
According to the clinic, their surgical model is doctor-led; the doctor who examines the patient draws the plan and the hairline, opens the channels, and stays in the operating room with the team throughout the procedure.

— Connie Etemadi, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

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The singer is staying at the hotel during her 2026-27 Paris concert residency and steps out to greet her fans ahead of each show, wearing designer threads and shoes.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
And Hernández demolished it for a home run, taking three slow steps out of the batter’s box before dropping the bat.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of steps out

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Plus, Louis Menand probes the business of punctuation, and Margaret Talbot surveys the literature on the question of why fewer people are choosing to have children.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
The index also surveys a variety of miscellaneous costs, including for prepared food and personal services.

— Ava Hu, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of surveys

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Halloween kicks off a series of religious and cultural festivals to honor the dead, including All Saints’ Day, All Souls’ Day and the Day of the Dead.

— Ashton Verdery, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026
The Head of the Charles Regatta kicks off in Boston Friday morning and one special team of rowers has its eye on history.

— Amanda Callahan, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

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