checking

verb

Definition of checkingnext
present participle of check
1
as in corresponding
to be in agreement on every point their story of what happened checks with the report of the eyewitness

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Relevance

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2
as in stopping
to bring (something) to a standstill a tree finally checked the skidding car

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3
as in keeping
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression) check your enthusiasm a bit, and think before you marry someone you just met

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for checking
  1. corresponding
  2. stopping
  3. keeping
  4. coinciding
  5. catching
  6. containing
  7. agreeing
  8. halting
Verb
  • In recent years, brown has played an integral role in informing and building both the transformative and restorative justice movements by way of two prevailing organizing methodologies, each with a corresponding book.
    Fran Tirado, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
  • In its report Allianz modeled a handful of hypothetical individuals across generations, tracking their savings returns—and corresponding wealth—throughout their respective economic cycles.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of corresponding
Verb
  • According to the Latin Recording Academy, more than 30 artists took the stage to deliver show-stopping tributes honoring the memories of key figures who made great contributions to Latin music.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • One of the highlights of the recent 2024 Summer Olympic Games, held in Paris, was Dion’s show-stopping performance.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of stopping
Verb
  • This knowledge sharing can help streamline work between partners, keeping both parties in sync with the vision, goals and constraints associated with the project.
    Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Thanks to this, organizations can create tailored solutions capable of maximizing their information and technological resources while keeping their data secure.
    Gregorio Alejandro Patiño Zabala, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of keeping
Verb
  • Wild Robot launched with a presentation at the recent San Sebastian Film Festival, supported by talent presence and coinciding with the screening at the Sitges Film Festival.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The earlier dates are in order to avoid coinciding with the Chuseok mid-autumn harvest festival, which is a three-day national holiday in Korea and falls in October next year.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of coinciding
Verb
  • Against Utah, Hunter notched an interception and a touchdown, while catching five passes for 55 yards.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Which drives people indoors and provides a great chance of catching something – like the flu.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of catching
Verb
  • Suicidal ideation has already been added as a possible side effect in the product information for two drugs containing finasteride — Propecia and Proscar.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Only rarely would baked goods or other food items containing washed poppy seeds trigger positive drug tests, doctors who have studied the issue said.
    David Hilzenrath, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of containing
Verb
  • The company has settled a legal proceeding related to a lease agreement, agreeing to pay $100,000 in rent and $13,953 in nonrefundable rent deposit.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The company entered a settlement agreement with Pivot Holding LLC, agreeing to pay $500,000 for milestone payments under a collaboration agreement.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of agreeing
Verb
  • The work stoppage is halting the flow of a wide variety of goods over the docks of almost all cargo ports from Maine to Texas.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The 50,000 members of the union working at ports from Maine to Texas have been on strike since early Tuesday morning, halting the flow of the majority of containerized imports into the United States, along with many of the exports, disrupting the sales of American businesses overseas.
    Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of halting
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