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Definitions

check on

VERB
corroborate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
authenticate confirm justify substantiate validate verify
STRONG
approve certify document endorse establish okay prove ratify strengthen support sustain
WEAK
bear out check out check up declare true double-check give nod rubber-stamp
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disprove invalidate veto
STRONG
contradict deny disagree disapprove discredit oppose refuse reject
WEAK
disallow disclaim refute

Example Sentences

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The move was seen as a risk, the result a check on Porter’s ambition.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

The accompanying Cosmos software allows customers to run diagnostics and telemetry to check on their systems, Mohan added.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Around 40 percent of residents came back during the truce, but only to check on their homes before leaving again as they are "worried for the future", Fakhreddine estimated.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Believing he had fallen asleep, the nursery worker then left him alone, but staff did not physically check on him for about two hours.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“Yes. That is my husband, George. Passed away four years ago. He pops in every once in a while to check on his garden. He’s waiting for me.”

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland