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check

[chek] / tʃɛk /


NOUN
symbol for ticking off
Synonyms


NOUN
pattern of squares
Synonyms




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Stern says people will still be able to check multiple racial and ethnic identification boxes on forms to encompass all the ways they identify.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

Like Stahl, Ashley Carr has no choice but to check the emails and messages she receives while looking for her next role in business development and marketing.

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 2026

If you want to watch a comedy, check out Coyote vs.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2026

"I wanted to arrive or depart or have the dragon boat involved somehow. So yes, the, the first step in all the planning was to check out the tide timetable."

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

I won’t be able to check anything off.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

When CPL buys an item, its system records the retail price; when a patron checks it out, that amount gets added to the running total.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

An “autodefensa,” or armed member of the town’s militia, checks a vehicle’s paperwork at one of the barricades erected to protect San Ángel Zurumucapio,.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

The system then checks those readings for errors and combines them into a single package.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

If the pitch comes via LinkedIn, she checks if the profile image appears AI-generated.

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 2026

I figure he’ll just glance at it, but he checks everything.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Eli is making a party mix that contains pretzels and chex.

From Textbooks Apr. 22, 2020

How many cups of pretzels and how many cups of chex does he need to make 12 cups of party mix?

From Textbooks Apr. 22, 2020

For each cup of pretzels, he uses three cups of chex.

From Textbooks Apr. 22, 2020

I had thought I was playing aggressively because I checked out both “The Illusionists.”

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

That could mean that one problematic ballot in a mailing of 10,000 prevents the other 9,999 from being sent until the discrepancy is resolved and the batch checked again.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

Over dinner with her parents in Milan, she checked the account for the first time in a few days.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

She was checked over and told to go home.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

“That. It’s just something we talked about the last time she checked in.”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

In addition to checking off my goals, I was also heavily encouraged to shop for my bird’s closet, furnish his apartment, and complete the in-app quests.

From Slate Sep. 6, 2026

These tasks include: remembering school trips, checking for updates in parents' WhatsApp groups, noticing which parts of the house need cleaning, monitoring how much sleep children get, scheduling doctors' appointments and buying school uniforms.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Scheumack recommends going into the security settings of your email and social-media accounts, checking which devices are signed in and ending any suspicious or unknown sessions.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

If I put my checking and savings accounts into the trust, would those funds be available to pay these expenses so the trustee would not have to pay out of pocket?

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

“No bird to the north,” Alexander announced, checking the sextant.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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