checklist
noun
check·list
ˈchek-ˌlist 
: a list of things to be checked or done
a pilot's checklist before takeoff
also
: a comprehensive list
Examples of checklist in a Sentence
Before takeoff the pilot went down his checklist of safety precautions.
I still have one thing left to do on my checklist.
a checklist of bird species
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Simple acceptance criteria and checklists help ensure consistent decisions and prevent governance from becoming an after-the-fact exercise.
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Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
Elder care is not a checklist of chores.
—Heather Madden, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
The actual completion of the tasks seemed rather tiresome, so the model opened the checklist, ticked everything off, and called it a day.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Otherwise that proves to be a checklist of several things the movie scarcely touches on at all.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
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Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
Elder care is not a checklist of chores.
—Heather Madden, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
The actual completion of the tasks seemed rather tiresome, so the model opened the checklist, ticked everything off, and called it a day.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Otherwise that proves to be a checklist of several things the movie scarcely touches on at all.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for checklist
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“Checklist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checklist. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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checklist
noun
check·list
ˈchek-ˌlist
: a list of items to be referred to
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