as in list
a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system
a checklist of things to do before the flight
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Recent Examples of checklist
There's a blank two pages after every week for writing out more random ideas, specific to-do lists for a certain day (each day has a checklist of five on the main spread, but sometimes that's not enough for me), or brainstorms for future projects.
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Adrienne So, Wired News, 1 May 2025
The two maintained detailed checklists and schedules to handle the events and the 20 different musical acts.
—Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
This avoids checklists and keeps the focus on meaningful outcomes.
—Aparna Rae, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Have a good checklist every day of why did things go wrong.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
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Adrienne So, Wired News, 1 May 2025
The two maintained detailed checklists and schedules to handle the events and the 20 different musical acts.
—Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
This avoids checklists and keeps the focus on meaningful outcomes.
—Aparna Rae, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Have a good checklist every day of why did things go wrong.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for checklist
Noun
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First up on Henry’s list was Tia Williams’ A Love Song for Ricki WIlde.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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Spoelstra is also already the winningest head coach in franchise history in both the regular season (787 wins) and playoffs (110 wins), passing Riley on both lists.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Event listings should be submitted at least two weeks in advance.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
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The listing is held by David Kramer and Andrew Buss of the David Kramer Group at Compass.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
15 May 2025
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“Checklist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checklist. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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