Thesaurus results for CHECKLISTS

checklists

noun

plural of checklist

as in lists

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 checklists There’s also explainers on improvements to protect immunocompromised folks, as well as checklists to evaluate lobbies, restrooms and greenrooms for physical barriers that linger long after the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in 1990. —

Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026 With so many locations underperforming, Cochran moved quickly to stabilize the restaurants, implementing checklists and scorecards and introducing a new menu testing protocol. —

Bloomberg, Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026 The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations has some similar guidelines and some OPOs already have created checklists to help hospitals. —

ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026 Many people use seasonal checklists to stay organized throughout the year, and some even hire cleaning or maintenance services when extra help is needed. —

Jan Diaz, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026 Simple acceptance criteria and checklists help ensure consistent decisions and prevent governance from becoming an after-the-fact exercise. —

Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026 Use room-by-room checklists to reduce decision fatigue and build momentum with quick wins. —

Nomita Vaish-Taylor, The Spruce, 29 Jan. 2026 Accounting for the physical Defending American infrastructure requires moving beyond the compliance checklists that currently dominate the industry. —

Saman Zonouz, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026 There also will be an e-book and an audio book for each, but many parents still love picking up the hard copy to place notes in the margin or use her checklists. —

Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 20 Jan. 2026

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Add in Paul Mescal's solid turn as an absent Bard dad who deals with the loss in his own way, plus a cathartic final act, and director Chloé Zhao's gut-wrenching historical drama has a good chance of placing high on a lot of Oscar voters' lists.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
Pageants, deans' lists, graduations or military enlistments are not accepted.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026