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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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checks out

2 of 2

verb (2)

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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Recent Examples of checks (out)
Verb
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for checks (out)
  1. scans
  2. dies
  3. reviews
  4. falls
  5. examines
  6. steps out
  7. surveys
  8. kicks off
Verb
  • Emanuel Maiberg talks to an employee at the warehouse where Amazon scans and destroys books for AI training.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
  • One camera is used for AI perception and scans your lawn to identify objects and other lawn conditions, while the other two work in tandem as a stereo 3D vision system for real-time mapping.
    — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of scans
Verb
  • Jaime is charged with protecting the dog and the property — which Isabel’s human heirs can only claim once Prince dies.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Aliet decides, after Kiju dies, to return permanently to her homeplace.
    — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of dies
Verb
  • Monar stressed that her country carefully reviews all exports of military equipment in accordance with international law.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The Commission of Fine Arts, a seven-member council established by Congress that reviews all new public buildings in Washington, acting as a sort of aesthetic guardian, advised against the addition.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of reviews
Verb
  • Wisconsin only falls one spot after being competitive with Notre Dame for more than a half.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • When the baseline is agreed early, each new agent inherits it, and the cost and risk of every additional deployment falls rather than rising.
    — Krishnaveni Palanivelu, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of falls
Verb
  • Rendering examines how artificial intelligence is disrupting the entertainment industry, taking you inside key battlegrounds and spotlighting change-makers wielding the technology for good and ill.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The song examines the connection between the seeker and the creator.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of examines
Verb
  • Chase Sui Wonders steps out in bright florals for summer in New York City on July 31.
    — People Staff, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Dusk is easing into dark on the Cape Fear River when Max Cady (Javier Bardem) steps out of his car near Bluff’s Point.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
Definition of steps out
Verb
  • In this southeast corner of England, farmer Andrew Barr surveys his fields, wondering what on earth to plant next.
    — Mark Rice-Oxley, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Joelle Kerrier, 75, surveys her property that burned in Le Porge.
    — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of surveys
Verb
  • By the time the Liverpool game kicks off, Jaissle will still have only been in Newcastle for a fortnight.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The trek kicks off September 9 in Milwaukee and concludes a month later in Santa Ana, California on October 18.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of kicks off

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“Checks (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checks%20%28out%29. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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