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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

On several occasions, staff "ignored" him and did not physically check on him for two hours.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office made an unannounced visit to the Fed’s headquarters construction site, saying they wanted a tour and to check on progress.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Track coach Joe McNab was first to arrive to check on him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

“Let’s get the chores done in the house and let Alfredo check on the corn and the sugar in the fields and take the cows and goats to pasture, and then we’ll get started.”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar