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verb (1)

Definition of check (out)next
as in to examine
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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check out

2 of 3

verb (2)

as in to die
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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checkout

3 of 3

noun

as in test-drive

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Recent Examples of check (out)
Verb
About 60,000 units have been pulled off the market entirely because renovation costs can’t be recovered under rent regulations, while getting a pipeline approved in New York State takes 15 years—both figures that broadly check out. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 Families looking for a fun place to spend time with their kids or host parties can check out a new indoor trampoline park in a Northeast Tarrant County suburb. — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
Forty Acres has a nutrition corner at the front of the store across from the checkout lanes, a program in partnership with Foodsmart, a national tele-nutrition and food care platform. — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Darby Township Police Chief Michael Sousa told Fox News Digital investigators believe two men got into a verbal altercation in the self-checkout area before one of them pulled out a handgun and fired. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for check (out)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for check (out)
  1. examine
  2. die
  3. trial run
  4. scan
  5. fall
  6. observation
  7. review
  8. pass away
Verb
  • Schrell examined whether annual production campaigns would be more effective, but concluded that the approach would not make economic or operational sense because of costs, limited hot-cell capacity and the isotope’s relatively short half-life.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Young Washington stars William Franklyn-Miller as Washington, which examines how a single misstep thrusts the future first president into the middle of a global conflict.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of examine
Verb
  • He was later stabilized but ultimately died from his injuries Sunday.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Zhu steered China’s economic policy for more than a decade since the early 1990s, first as a vice premier and then the premier under late leader Jiang Zemin, who died in late 2022.
    — CNN Staff, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of die
Noun
  • This could have been a trial run for a more permanent handoff of power.
    — Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In a trial run in May 2024, the city installed the tech on two of its parking vehicles.
    — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of trial run
Verb
  • Social Security uses technology to scan disability applications for conditions on the compassionate allowances list, and those applications often receive approval within days, according to one law firm.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The scientists used cutting-edge airborne laser scanning technology and found hundreds of previously unknown earthworks.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of scan
Verb
  • Brokerages price crypto like an asset class, a few dozen basis points and falling.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Kabita quickly fell pregnant with a daughter of her own, Sonam.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of fall
Noun
  • Conti recommends setting up a simple observation board made from cardboard and covering it with a white sheet.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The process of filming and editing became one of observation, contemplation and confrontation.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of observation
Verb
  • The spending is heavily dominated by staff travel, transportation and lodging, which make up the vast majority of the top expenditures, per P-card data reviewed by the Herald after a public records request.
    — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
  • But the ambitious project remains mired in planning and bureaucratic complications, with groundbreaking still two years off and the cost nearly tripling to more than $1 billion, documents reviewed by The Times show.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of review
Verb
  • Kersten, who passed away in 1960, claimed to have saved numerous lives during the war due to his influence over the Nazi leader.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Before every game, Worthy heads over to the goalpost and talks to his grandma, who passed away right before he was drafted.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of pass away

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