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单词 checkers
释义

checkers

noun

check·​ers ˈche-kərz How to pronounce checkers (audio)
plural in form but singular in construction
: a checkerboard game for 2 players each with 12 pieces

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Republicans’ scary tales of gun-toting auditors terrorizing taxpayers have been debunked by fact-checkers. Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 In a blog post announcing its midterm plans, Eric Han, the head of US safety, said the company would continue its fact-checking program from 2020, which prevents some videos from being recommended until they are verified by outside fact checkers. Stuart A. Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2022 Even before Carnegie, libraries commonly housed art galleries, conversation parlors, and rooms to play chess and checkers. Roy Rivenburg, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2022 Joe Biden couldn’t legitimately win a game of checkers. Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2022 On a recent afternoon, that included several rounds of checkers. Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Aug. 2022 Fact checkers and news organizations have repeatedly debunked the claims that the Clintons are to blame for an array of deaths. Ana Faguy, USA TODAY, 16 May 2022 Two of the most popular, researchers found, make references to a documentary by conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza that fact-checkers have found makes misleading and unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud. Cristiano Lima, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2022 The video dated back to 2015, and was originally posted on Instagram, fact checkers found. Chris Stokel-walker, Wired, 1 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1712, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

checkers

noun

check·​ers ˈche-kərz How to pronounce checkers (audio)
: a game played on a checkerboard by two players each having twelve pieces

checkers

verb

present tense third-person singular of checker
as in stripes

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • stripes
  • marbles
  • patterns
  • specks
  • streaks
  • polychromes
  • flecks
  • mottles
  • speckles
  • striates
  • daubs
  • variegates
  • dapples
  • embrowns
  • dyes
  • tones (down)
  • pigments
  • tints
  • lightens
  • brightens
  • paints
  • colors
  • tinges
  • bepaints
  • stains
  • darkens
  • tinctures

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • decolorizes
  • bleaches
  • whitens
  • blanches
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