as in inspections
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 checkups
On The Paseo near Admiral Boulevard, The Beehive’s doors are open for doctor visits and dental checkups.
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Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
Our employees can schedule checkups, physicals, or acute care without leaving the office.
—Dan Amos, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
Infants receive a full dose of a standard antimalarial medication, such as sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, during their routine vaccination checkups.
—Kwesi Akonu Adom Mensah Forson, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
Routine checkups matter because many cardiovascular risk factors develop silently.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
While the results of his annual physicals were regularly shared with the public, a cognitive exam was never included in these checkups.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2026
The method offers a non-invasive, low-cost screening tool that could be integrated into standard eye checkups.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
The process often begins with photo submissions and an online evaluation, continues with an in-person consultation after arrival, and finishes with structured checkups in the days following surgery.
—Nia Bowers, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
But plenty of everyday habits—like staying active, eating well, sleeping consistently, not smoking, and keeping up with checkups—can shift some of those risks in your favor.
—Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 27 Dec. 2025
Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
Our employees can schedule checkups, physicals, or acute care without leaving the office.
—Dan Amos, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
Infants receive a full dose of a standard antimalarial medication, such as sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, during their routine vaccination checkups.
—Kwesi Akonu Adom Mensah Forson, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
Routine checkups matter because many cardiovascular risk factors develop silently.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
While the results of his annual physicals were regularly shared with the public, a cognitive exam was never included in these checkups.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2026
The method offers a non-invasive, low-cost screening tool that could be integrated into standard eye checkups.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
The process often begins with photo submissions and an online evaluation, continues with an in-person consultation after arrival, and finishes with structured checkups in the days following surgery.
—Nia Bowers, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
But plenty of everyday habits—like staying active, eating well, sleeping consistently, not smoking, and keeping up with checkups—can shift some of those risks in your favor.
—Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 27 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for checkups
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The Amazon-like company has been subjected to a number of investigations, raids, and inspections initiated by the Korea Fair Trade Commission, the country’s primary antitrust regulator, in recent years.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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Before Moscow suspended New START in 2023, both parties carried out 328 on-site inspections and exchanged more than 25,000 notifications about each other’s activities, according to the State Department.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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But those examinations and other fees associated with the deal eventually saw the move collapse.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Women who brought the lawsuits said the university ignored their complaints and deliberately concealed abuse that happened for decades during examinations at the UCLA student health center, the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center or in Heaps’ campus office.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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The concerns raised by the three cities stemmed from audits that showed federal agencies have, or could be able to have access to the databases tied to the cameras.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Trump’s election comment came in an interview Monday with a conservative podcaster and the Republican president reaffirmed his position in Oval Office remarks the next day, citing fraud allegations that numerous audits, investigations and courts have debunked.—
Kate Brumback,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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To get the monthly employment snapshot, the BLS surveys about 121,000 US employers, accounting for 631,000 work sites (covering more than a quarter of overall employment).—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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For the last decade, wildlife biologists have been using remote cameras and scat surveys to track the movements of the fox in the southern Sierra.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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