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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
  • 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
Definition of scans
Verb
  • Hermione, overcome with grief from the sudden death of her other son, collapses and dies offstage.
    — Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In the first-season finale, Rhaenyra suffers a miscarriage after learning that the Greens facilitated Aegon’s coronation — Alicent’s eldest son rises while Rhaenyra’s youngest child dies.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of dies
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
Definition of reviews
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
Definition of falls
Verb
  • An inspection, while not required for the loan, examines the roof, foundation, plumbing and electrical systems and can reveal costly repairs that affect your decision to buy.
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The study examines how death rates might be lower if the 2025 hypertension guidelines were implemented during those years, Al-Jarshawi said.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 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
  • 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
Definition of surveys
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
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 15 Aug. 2026.

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