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checked

[chekt] / tʃɛkt /






ADJECTIVE
measured
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG








ADJECTIVE
smothered
Synonyms




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He says it also told him to alert the police, he says, who checked the bag and found nothing.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Curious, I checked the Atlantic Coast Conference men’s final for American players, and found only one.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Spears subsequently checked herself into a treatment facility voluntarily, a representative for Spears confirmed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

It added that after a researcher who had seen a few "goblin" mentions asked it to be checked out, developers found the term's appearance in ChatGPT responses had risen by 175% since GPT-5.1's launch.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

As each long featureless day crawled to a close, I checked off another square.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom