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Definitions

check out

VERB
leave a hotel, hospital, etc.
Synonyms
WEAK
depart leave pay one's bill settle up
VERB
examine
Synonyms
STRONGEST
inspect investigate
WEAK
appraise verify
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignore
VERB
prove accurate or consistent
Synonyms
WEAK
agree be verifiable correspond jibe measure up

Example Sentences

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If you’re an artificial-intelligence startup or investor in China, you can check in but you can’t check out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Stylist Renee May, who stopped by with shoppers looking to modernize their grandmother's coats and check out new jackets, told AFP "a lot of my clients are wearing their furs again."

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

And check out Coachella’s livestream app on iOS and Android.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

She used the time to check out downtown Scottsdale and visit her first In-N-Out Burger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He smiled a lot, the kind of smile that went right up into his eyes, and maybe for this reason alone I agreed to follow them over to the cave to check out the festivities.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline