as in to examine
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
check out the house and let me know if you think it's worth buying
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as in to die
to stop living
there are a lot of sights around the world that I want to see before I check out
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as in test-drive
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Recent Examples of check (out)
Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2025
Instead, check out a local esnaf lokantaları, which originally catered to working folks looking for a cheap lunch.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
This Presidents Day, the brand is offering an exclusive code for SELF readers: Enter SELF at checkout to get 30% off sitewide.
—Abbey Stone, SELF, 3 Feb. 2025
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Verb
After raiding the pantry stocked with gourmet snacks galore, don’t forget to check out the former speakeasy turned billiard room for a round of pool.
—Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2025
Instead, check out a local esnaf lokantaları, which originally catered to working folks looking for a cheap lunch.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
From electronics to clothing and even car parts, American consumers may soon feel the impact of these rising costs at checkout while China retaliates with its own tariffs.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
This Presidents Day, the brand is offering an exclusive code for SELF readers: Enter SELF at checkout to get 30% off sitewide.
—Abbey Stone, SELF, 3 Feb. 2025
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This trial run at the Superpipe competition represents one of several layers of a vision that Bloom shared in an introductory letter to the X Games’ athletes and partners that was obtained by Sportico.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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Prediction 4: New Telehealth Regulations Reshape Access Telehealth has come a long way from its pandemic trial run, but in 2025, the rules could finally catch up.—
Jeffrey Wessler,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Jacobs-Jenkins’ astute observations of White American life from his perspective as a Black playwright are fresh and illuminating.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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The highest ranking an asteroid has ever reached on the scale is four, briefly achieved by asteroid Apophis in 2004 before further observations downgraded it back to zero.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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Crews are doing rechecks and searching offshore, because many people fled the flames by plunging into the ocean.—
Harold Maass,
The Week,
26 Aug. 2023
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Price is ahead of schedule with his rehab and due in town for a medical recheck this week.—
Dave Birkett,
Detroit Free Press,
13 Mar. 2023
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According to a statement from District Attorney Sean Teare, the 11:30 a.m. arrest took place after surveillance conducted Tuesday confirmed Taake was staying at a home in Leon County, about 100 miles northwest of Houston.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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That is the worst on record in the CDC's influenza surveillance network since late 2009, during the swine flu pandemic.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Austin American-Statesman 0:00 3:42 A perusal of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's travel records over the past half-dozen years or so might give the impression that the Democrat from San Francisco is just one more Californian contemplating a move to Texas.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American-Statesman,
13 Oct. 2024
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League and Drafthouse staffers have been busy transferring the 50,000 movies to thin sleeves, which will be stocked in cabinets in the theater’s front hallway for perusal.—
Eric Webb,
Austin American-Statesman,
22 Feb. 2024
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The only way this deal works for Harrison and Kidd is if the Mavs win their second NBA championship on their watch, and Luka never wins a thing with the Lakers.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2025
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On her watch, the company has also acquired the catalogs of artists like Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, and Sting, among others.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Check (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/check%20%28out%29. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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