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as in bill
the amount owed at a bar or restaurant or the slip of paper stating the amount diners at that temple of gastronomy often look shocked when they receive the check

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as in statement
a record of goods sold or services performed together with the costs due request a detailed check from the company before sending any money

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as in ticket
a small sheet of plastic, paper, or paperboard showing that the bearer has a claim to something (as admittance) handed over a check for his coat

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as in restriction
something that limits one's freedom of action or choice the judiciary is intended to be a check on the executive and legislative branches of government

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as in fissure
an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure the network of fine checks on the surface would indicate that the painting is quite old

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How does the verb check contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of check are bridle, curb, and restrain. While all these words mean "to hold back from or control in doing something," check implies restraining or impeding a progress, activity, or impetus.

trying to check government spending

In what contexts can bridle take the place of check?

While in some cases nearly identical to check, bridle implies keeping under control by subduing or holding in.

bridle an impulse to throw the book down

When can curb be used instead of check?

Although the words curb and check have much in common, curb suggests an abrupt or drastic checking.

learn to curb your appetite

Where would restrain be a reasonable alternative to check?

In some situations, the words restrain and check are roughly equivalent. However, restrain suggests holding back by force or persuasion from acting or from going to extremes.

restrained themselves from laughing

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Recent Examples of check
Noun
More from Axios: How to apply for FEMA $770 payment for California fires IRS is sending out stimulus checks to 1 million taxpayers. Kelly Tyko, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025 Her heat checks are among the most thrilling parts of this sport right now. Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Cut to 2025, and now our social media leaders are getting rid of fact checking, and their creations are filled with lies, fake photos and total fabrications. Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025 In his other warnings, Biden said that misinformation and disinformation are top issues facing the American public, calling out technology companies for ending fact checking programs. Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for check 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for check
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  • Yet, the technology is only likely to continue its rapid development within the tech giants that can foot the RND bill or the startups that have managed to find a sustainable business model.
    Abdo Riani, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Flashback: President Reagan signed a bill marking the third Monday of January as Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.
    Kelly Tyko, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
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  • The recall follows an FDA inspection that revealed undeclared allergens on the product labels.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety, the Division of Oil and Public Safety, and the Mine Training and Safety Program concluded their safety inspection of the mine last month, according to a final report released Thursday.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
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  • Do the financial statements and related notes reflect all liabilities of the selling company, both current and contingent?
    AllBusiness, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • In a series of statements Friday, the Department of Homeland Security said the 18-month extension to TPS available to some 937,000 eligible immigrants is warranted based on adverse political, economic or environmental conditions in their home countries.
    Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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  • Jarett Allen from Burnsville won $5,000,000 in the N.C. lottery on Thursday, Jan. 9, after purchasing a $30 200X The Cash ticket from his local Riverside General Store, according to an official news release.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
  • My kids and their friends are really desperate to get a ticket because that’s a generation that has never seen the Gallagher brothers on stage together.
    Billboard Italy, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
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  • His plans also include ICE raids in major metropolitan areas and placing additional restrictions on who is eligible to enter the US. 3.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
  • States that have successfully addressed housing shortages — such as Texas, where cities like Austin have seen a 12.6% decline in rental prices — have prioritized loosening restrictions, streamlining permitting processes and promoting new construction to meet demand.
    David Byrd, Baltimore Sun, 20 Jan. 2025
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  • On Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula, this is causing fissures to open in the curst, allowing lava to well up from a heat source deep in Earth's mantle.
    Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
  • This easy, 2-mile loop wanders through clusters of tan, sandstone boulders, the most famous of which is Split Rock, a 20-foot tall, rounded boulder with a sinuous fissure right through its heart.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 27 Dec. 2024
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  • And when Trump caught wind that the Biden administration was moving quickly to auction off border wall materials, Texas put that to a halt.
    Sharyl Attkisson, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Like so many Angelenos, Cheyenne Shannon’s routine came to a halt in the hours after the devastating Palisades Fire broke out on the morning of Jan. 7, followed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
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  • The pattern uncovered by the team corresponds with models that suggest black holes grow through repeat collisions in densely packed star clusters.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Advertisement World & Nation ‘TikTok refugees’ unexpectedly turn to Chinese alternative as ban looms Jan. 14, 2025 Police said Brainard’s Tinder account was used to correspond with the man.
    Kathy McCormack and Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025

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“Check.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/check. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

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