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checking off

VERB

mark off

Synonyms

WEAK

check mark notice verify

Example Sentences

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When Jovan Granado-Gomez completed paperwork for his new job, he carried out an act of protest by checking off one box.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

You start planning the rest of your life: telling your spouse you may eventually become incapacitated; looking into long-term memory care; checking off as many bucket list items as you can.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

But that “reckoning,” in the business world, largely ended up just being a couple of marketing agencies checking off a box.

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2024

They’re saying, “I know that I'm supposed to be checking off the other box, but I'm going to check off this one.”

From Salon • May 5, 2024

As well as checking off the boxes on their countdown to when Markie turns eighteen and leaves home.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen