checklist
noun
check·list
ˈchek-ˌlist 
: a list of things to be checked or done
a pilot's checklist before takeoff
also
: a comprehensive list
Synonyms
Examples of checklist in a Sentence
Before takeoff the pilot went down his checklist of safety precautions.
I still have one thing left to do on my checklist.
a checklist of bird species
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The first thing on their checklist, and the subject of today’s work, was an explicit request from the Admiralty.
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Rachel Lance, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
Thompson, who some city officials said had been made a scapegoat during the Ash Street debacle, wrote a memo and created an acquisition checklist before leaving city hall.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
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Rachel Lance, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
Thompson, who some city officials said had been made a scapegoat during the Ash Street debacle, wrote a memo and created an acquisition checklist before leaving city hall.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Checklist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checklist. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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checklist
noun
check·list
ˈchek-ˌlist
: a list of items to be referred to
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