CHECKS IN Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

checks in

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present tense third-person singular of check in

as in blows in

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Constructing a curriculum From 30 to 50 applications, the construction capstone program matriculates about 32 students a year, split into four-hour morning and afternoon classes with about 16 seats each.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
The Division is chaired by producer Susan Arnold (13 Going On 30, America’s Sweethearts) and matriculates around 215 students annually.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025

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Gillette Stadium lists its capacity at 64,628, though seating configurations can vary for concerts and other events, according to the venue’s website.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2026
The Jayhawks’ running back depth chart this week lists Edwards and Jalen Dupree.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

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The path the moon inscribes around the Earth is elliptical rather than circular.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
The current inscribes some victims’ skin with mysterious scarlike patterns called Lichtenberg figures, which resemble the limbs of a barren tree—or the branching structure of lightning itself.

— Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026

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Braise for 20 to 25 minutes, until the chicken is almost cooked through and tender (and registers 155° to 160°F on an instant-read thermometer, inserted away from the bone).

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 26 Sep. 2026
Independent film barely registers as a category worth naming, let alone protecting.

— Stuart Ford, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

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They were not built for a group that invents its own vocabulary, drafts its own security protocols, and revises its own history when the record becomes inconvenient.

— Michael Morris, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
The model does something remarkable—drafts the contract, triages the ticket, writes working code—and the room decides the future has arrived.

— Vatsal Bhardwaj, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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Chicago Public Schools, the nation’s third-largest district, enrolls more than 300,000 children — 1 in 6 Illinois public school students — and could play a defining role in the success of this groundbreaking initiative.

— Vanessa Andersen, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
The second largest community college district in California, Los Rios enrolls 70,000 students annually.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

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