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verb

past tense of check
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Recent Examples of checked
Verb
Minutes earlier, an Anthropic executive named Logan Graham had gotten back from his morning run and checked his phone. — Kevin Roose, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026 The agent checked Castillo’s carry-on bag and fanny pack and found no contraband. — David Goodhue october 6, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 Staff checked her temperature, asked her to show her tongue and instructed her to wear a mask, sanitize her hands and complete two questionnaires. — Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 Even though such problems are complex, they can be checked for correctness relatively quickly. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2026 Which of these use cases can actually be checked, and who or what checks it? — Dhyey Mavani, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Schneider said the members gave themselves space, then checked whether everyone felt comfortable returning to the stage. — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2026 My dad seemed perfectly healthy in early 2019 when my mom dragged him to get his heart checked. — Trisha Thadani Kirsten Potter Tanya Pérez Devin Murphy, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 The other six had some, but not all, of the detail items checked. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for checked
Adjective
  • Those tests have covered both controlled and uncontrolled airspace.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Which in layman’s terms means the Canvas L can produce more precise, controlled and transparent sound.
    — John Archer, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • One signal indicated a general emergency, while another corresponded to unlawful interference or a hijacking situation.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The timing of the payments corresponded with unusual shifts in Netanyahu’s policies.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As referees stopped Charlie Adams’ corner kick to separate a pair of players in the box, Adams whispered for Barea to come closer.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The Cougars were stopped at the UCF 3 on consecutive drives before Overmyer fumbled at the UCF 7 and into the end zone, recovered by the Knights.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Becerra said that plan contained loopholes that would amount to major tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Dry cat food contained roughly three times more lead than wet or air-dried products.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Producers who do choose to use barrels do so to enhance the fruit flavors and not overpower them thus making elegant, restrained whites.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Dark and atmospheric, yet restrained and sophisticated, as Dunn-Edwards describes it, this hue represents a clear shift in design toward depth, personality, and nuanced warmth for both contemporary and traditional styles.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The episode coincided with the NFT market’s colonization of cultural assets and collectibles and the rise of its accompanying online culture.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • This development has coincided with rapid institutional adoption of tokenization.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Lee ordered an independent review and halted any new executions.
    — Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • After environmentalists advocated for protecting these unique creatures, the nuclear-weapons manufacturing on their site was halted.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Two weeks into fighting, the unforgiving mountainous terrain, heavy Saudi and government air power, and a reenergized anti-Houthi coalition have kept the Houthi advance in check, preventing a collapse on the level of that in mid-September.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Economics from other streams, such as concessions, on-site merchandise sales, parking and premium seating are overwhelmingly kept by the home team, and that’s largely what’s missed with the London games.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 4 Oct. 2026

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“Checked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checked. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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