checks (out) 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of check (out)

checks out

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of check out

Example Sentences

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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)
Verb
  • The Rocketbook app scans the pages to popular cloud services, like Dropbox, Google Drive, Slack and One Note.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Radar then scans across 14 federal and state programs to identify benefits users may qualify for, from disability and food assistance to tax credits.
    Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • When Kelekele Lituka, a wrestler who became world champion in 1974, dies in 2021, he’s buried with little fanfare.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Hong long ago deleted the post, for obvious reasons, but nothing on the internet ever really dies.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • If no one defines the work, reviews the output or owns the result, speed can come at the expense of accountability.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • During a basic search, an officer manually reviews information stored on the device.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Methane evaporates, forms clouds, falls as rain, and collects in lakes and seas.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Then, after darkness falls, the annual Perseid meteor shower will peak beneath perfectly moonless skies.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Safety Net examines what the advent of the internet means on the timescale of civilizations.
    Big Think, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Burnout research examines organizational conditions that prevent recovery.
    Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
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
Verb
  • As the Park District surveys the community, Lerner said the most popular facility people want to see is a walking path, followed by health and fitness equipment.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The company organizes thousands of AI agents into statistically representative populations—each agent assigned an age, an income, a zip code, a gender, among other things—and surveys them in place of human respondents.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • This event kicks off a rare series of three total solar eclipses within 372 days.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The 174th annual Lake County Fair kicks off Friday with new vendors, concerts, a few booth location changes, and a moving performance during the first weekend, officials said.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Checks (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checks%20%28out%29. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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