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check

[chek] / tʃɛk /


NOUN
symbol for ticking off
Synonyms


NOUN
pattern of squares
Synonyms




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She picked up her personal phone to check on her family and grabbed a bag for back-to-school supplies she had ordered from Amazon.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

However, energy subsidies which keep electricity prices in check will now be restricted to families "in need".

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

But check with your local branch to be sure.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

"Then I kind of forgot about it until I got the email through and I had to check it was real so many times because I was like 'surely not'."

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

I check my time once I’ve gone a mile, and it’s only been seven minutes and forty-eight seconds.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Travel editor Rory Boland said its checks had been shown to be "unfit for purpose".

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

This warning, one of several recent reality checks on AI, comes from a venture capitalist, investor and research fellow at the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

The database, known as the Commercial Driver’s License Information System, processes approximately 90 million record checks a month, according to the organization.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

When AFP visited Shenqu in July, rows upon rows of finished guitars sat neatly on racks, awaiting final tuning checks before shipment.

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

G’ma checks her watch, then pulls the treasure box from his bag and sets it on the dining booth table.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

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

From Textbooks Apr. 22, 2020

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

The envelopes would have to meet new design standards, including unique barcodes that have to be checked by the Postal Service.

From Salon Sep. 2, 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

She was checked over and told to go home.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

On Thanksgivings, his father would bring him along as he checked out potential real estate purchases.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

I already finished reading all the books I checked out, which Mom could hardly believe, but I’m ready for more.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Vizcarra said the county medical examiner’s office has reached out to neighboring agencies to see if they have any matching descriptions, and canvass teams are working the areas along the channel and checking security cameras.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

To build your cash reserve, put a portion of your paycheck into your savings account and the rest into your checking account.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

Eventually, checking the answer can itself become infeasible unless researchers make strong assumptions about how the quantum computer behaves internally.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

Haldia described checking where his parents were located.

From Barron's Aug. 29, 2026

Mr. McGuire rushed here and there, checking that the lights and sound equipment were working properly.

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene




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