CHECKING (OFF) Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

checking (off)

verb

present participle of check (off)

as in ticking (off)

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as in warding (off)

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staving off

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The summer of 2025 was consumed by Newcastle (unsuccessfully) staving off interest in Alexander Isak.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
The Kansas City City Council approved a trio of ordinances on Thursday aimed at vacant properties that become nuisances and staving off demolition of historic buildings.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

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