as in inspection
a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition
the vet gave the kitten a checkup, then reassuringly declared her in fine health
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Recent Examples of checkup
The Fort Worth Fire Department’s HOPE Team located the veteran and took him for a medical checkup, according to Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2026
Think of it as a general health checkup for the house.
—Ryan Brennan
may 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
Trump will undergo a medical checkup.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 12 May 2026
In 2024, after having her third child, her doctor suggested trying a GLP-1 during her annual checkup.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 8 May 2026
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2026
Think of it as a general health checkup for the house.
—Ryan Brennan
may 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
Trump will undergo a medical checkup.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 12 May 2026
In 2024, after having her third child, her doctor suggested trying a GLP-1 during her annual checkup.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for checkup
Recent Examples of Synonyms for checkup
Noun
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Officials said the facility would have to undergo a follow-up inspection on June 5.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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The report was produced after an unannounced inspection by the DHS inspector general, whose office recently got an infusion of $20 million and plans to boost its inspections from four to six per year to potentially as many as 40 to 60.—
Laura Strickler,
NBC news,
3 June 2026
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Rather than prompting examination of the systems in which those outcomes occur, a common counterargument is that attention to diversity risks lowering standards or excusing poor performance.—
Vanessa Grubbs,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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Levinson and director of photography Marcell Rév mostly left the soundstages that defined the first two seasons for an expansive, on-location examination of Southern California, from Lancaster to Long Beach.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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The system, known as CISS, is used by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance to help process tax returns, flag returns for audit, and support collections work.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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The bear’s maker, FoloToy, initially stopped Kumma sales after the study was published to conduct a safety audit and to strengthen child-safety safeguards, the company said in a statement at the time.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Mortgage rates are essentially flat so far this week, according to a separate survey from Mortgage News Daily.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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But Atlanta is faring better than other host cities with its level of hotel bookings, with about 50% of the city’s survey respondents saying their booking pace was in line with or ahead of expectations, with demand trending above a typical June or July.—
Mirtha Donastorg,
AJC.com,
3 June 2026
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But as Beijing ramps up military pressure around Taiwan and Japan shores up its own southwestern defenses, the route has drawn scrutiny — not least because the vessel has been officially earmarked by Tokyo to assist in emergency evacuations if regional tensions erupt into open conflict.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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That funding faced intense scrutiny from a handful of Republicans, prompting senators to abandon it.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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“Checkup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checkup. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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