plural checkups
: a general examination of someone's or something's condition
… Take your car or minivan to the garage for a thorough checkup.—
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: a periodic medical or dental examination
Family history for breast, prostate and colon cancer is one of the first things any competent doctor asks you about at a checkup. —Peter Huber
Peter Huber After each checkup, the dentist asks, "Have you been flossing?" The big lie: "Of course." —Jin Lee
Jin Lee Examples of checkup in a Sentence
She goes for a checkup every year.
The doctor gave me a checkup.
She brought in her car for a 30,000-mile checkup.
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Trump underwent a physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center last month, his fourth medical checkup in 13 months.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Staying proactive about health—including regular checkups, monitoring metabolic health, and paying attention to changes in how your body feels and moves—may help people stay healthier longer, said Purita.
—Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 2 June 2026
The president’s recent checkup at Walter Reed was his third in roughly a year.
—Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
His physicians reported a score of 30 out of 30 for Trump at 2018 and 2025 checkups.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Staying proactive about health—including regular checkups, monitoring metabolic health, and paying attention to changes in how your body feels and moves—may help people stay healthier longer, said Purita.
—Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 2 June 2026
The president’s recent checkup at Walter Reed was his third in roughly a year.
—Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
His physicians reported a score of 30 out of 30 for Trump at 2018 and 2025 checkups.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
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“Checkup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkup. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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checkup
noun
check·up
ˈchek-ˌəp 
: examination sense 1
a dental checkup
especially
: a general physical examination
Medical Definition
checkup
noun
check·up
ˈchek-ˌəp
: examination
especially
: a general physical examination
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