spot-checks; spot-checked; spot-checking
: to check (something) quickly for problems especially by looking at a few things or people in a group
He spot-checked the data for errors.
Police spot-checked cars at the border.
—often + forShe spot-checked for errors.
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“Spot-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/spot-check. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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