checkups

noun

plural of checkup
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 The Withings BodyScan 2 aims to transform routine bathroom weigh-ins into holistic health checkups. — Eliza Thompson, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Fall checkups can prevent breakdowns by catching small furnace problems early. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 15 Oct. 2026 As the music industry has proven, mental health checkups are an essential part of life, including for artists who are seemingly on top of the world. — Rob Ledonne, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2026 Without it, people tend to put off checkups, prescriptions and screenings. — Amber Bellazaire, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026 The government created a national preventive care program decades ago and gave every citizen a right to regular checkups, which gave clinics a reason to buy expensive machines, which brought the volume that pays for the expensive machines. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Marisel Jarrin was driving her two sons, Jake Kleppen, 8, and Justin Kleppen, 7, to the pediatrician for their annual checkups in September 2019. — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 Physicals, vaccines and school paperwork Annual checkups are an important part of back-to-school preparation. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026 That care includes everything from birth and routine checkups to aging, chronic illness, and, when necessary, end-of-life decisions. — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for checkups
  1. inspections
  2. examinations
  3. audits
  4. surveys
Noun
  • HopTo Tech In the future, the research team hopes to use the Hopcopter’s abilities for search-and-rescue operations, inspections of remote mining sites, and possibly even exploring other planets.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The agreement capped Iran’s uranium enrichment levels, reduced its operational centrifuge numbers, required Iran to repurpose its nuclear weapons development facilities, and established more rigorous international inspections to verify compliance.
    — S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of inspections
Noun
  • Specialists must evaluate a patient's symptoms, medical history, neurological examinations and imaging results to determine whether the disease is present.
    — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Jean also said at least a dozen children underwent medical examinations and that Osbeck lacked the documentation required to operate an orphanage.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of examinations
Noun
  • Voting by noncitizens has been shown by audits and investigations to be extremely rare.
    — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Mejia said his office does not have the manpower to conduct proactive audits of the department, with only eight available auditors who are able to complete two to three audits a year.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of audits
Noun
  • Fiber consistently comes out on top in our customer satisfaction surveys, so why settle for second best?
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Some candidates ran on Medicare-for-all, a national health insurance plan, which has become increasingly popular in public opinion surveys.
    — Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of surveys

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“Checkups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checkups. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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