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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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It also provides a useful check on discipline, ensuring that lessons from both successes and missteps are carried forward.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

"They should've done a background check on him. Why not something so simple?"

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

As the doctors and nurses regroup and return to check on patients, they find that one waiting for care, having witnessed the arrest, has left.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Wagner carries a purple cooking thermometer—the kind with the long pointy needle that you might use to check on your steak—to check for optimal chill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Now Farmer plans to hike to their homestead, in a tiny town called Casse, to check on the family.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.