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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After relocating to Houston for work, Ryan — encouraged by his mother — began regular checkups at MD Anderson Cancer Center, one of the country’s leading cancer institutions.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 18 July 2025
The affected drivers were taken to the infield care center for a checkup.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
When the system is in use, the AI gives each cow a score between 0 and 100: Any cow scored at over 50 is deemed to be lame, and worthy of a checkup by the farmer, who accesses the data on his herd through a web app.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, Fortune, 26 June 2025
Levi Strauss on Thursday night will also offer a checkup on the consumer, as well as tariff and supply chain commentary.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 6 July 2025
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 18 July 2025
The affected drivers were taken to the infield care center for a checkup.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
When the system is in use, the AI gives each cow a score between 0 and 100: Any cow scored at over 50 is deemed to be lame, and worthy of a checkup by the farmer, who accesses the data on his herd through a web app.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, Fortune, 26 June 2025
Levi Strauss on Thursday night will also offer a checkup on the consumer, as well as tariff and supply chain commentary.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 6 July 2025
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“Checkup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkup. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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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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