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
As for the report from his checkup today?
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 3 Sep. 2025
The Wire star announced in September 2022 that she had been diagnosed with uterine and ovarian cancer that July, after doctors found a football-sized tumor on her left ovary during a routine checkup.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
What began as a 38-week checkup quickly escalated.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
For many women in their 40s and 50s, these gadgets offer a kind of personalized health record that traditional checkups can’t capture.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 21 Aug. 2025
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 3 Sep. 2025
The Wire star announced in September 2022 that she had been diagnosed with uterine and ovarian cancer that July, after doctors found a football-sized tumor on her left ovary during a routine checkup.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
What began as a 38-week checkup quickly escalated.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
For many women in their 40s and 50s, these gadgets offer a kind of personalized health record that traditional checkups can’t capture.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for checkup
Noun
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The seven restaurants on the Sick and Shut Down List were allowed to reopen after passing re-inspection.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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That includes structural inspections, an environmental assessment, a detailed review of property boundaries, ADA compliance, staffing needs, long-term governance, funding models and partnerships.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Cape Fear series adaptation — created, written, and showrun by Nick Antosca — is billed as a tense, Hitchcockian thriller and an examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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New technologies are always up for examination before becoming routine, said Nathan Lents, a professor of biology at the City University of New York’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice.—
Mark Morales,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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The American taxpayers deserve nothing less, which is why the White House will ensure the audit is conducted impartially.—
Anastasia Tsioulcas,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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The European Union’s approach toward Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) grows closer, Allied is working with the supply chain specialists at Green Threads DPP on a comprehensive audit of the company’s down processing facilities.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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Further surveys followed along with two public consultations attracting 60,000 people.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Two Michigan cities, Grand Rapids and Detroit, were listed among the nation's top retirement spots, according to a recent survey by a national personal financial company.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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There is a duty of care not to use data for the sake of it, but rather to ensure that analysis stands up to proper scrutiny and scientific rigour where possible.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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And even in the approximately two dozen states where names are disclosed, winners are advised to avoid public scrutiny.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Checkup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checkup. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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