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
After her first prenatal checkup, Reesha Ahmed had her blood drawn for routine tests by a hospital lab.
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Elisabeth Rosenthal, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
Reliance on nutrition alone can lead to neglecting other critical aspects of health, such as regular medical checkups and lifesaving vaccinations.
—Aimee Pugh Bernard, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
Many with illness anxiety disorder may avoid health checkups entirely out of fear of a diagnosis of a serious health issue.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2025
Following a checkup, George called another friend and doctor who advised him to seek further care.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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Elisabeth Rosenthal, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
Reliance on nutrition alone can lead to neglecting other critical aspects of health, such as regular medical checkups and lifesaving vaccinations.
—Aimee Pugh Bernard, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
Many with illness anxiety disorder may avoid health checkups entirely out of fear of a diagnosis of a serious health issue.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2025
Following a checkup, George called another friend and doctor who advised him to seek further care.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for checkup
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National parks would be closed to the public, Food and Drug Administration food safety inspections could be delayed, agencies would largely not be allowed to issue new loans, and there could be disruptions to passport and visa services.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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In exchange, prosecutors say Adams pressured a New York City Fire Department official to grant permits to open a Turkish consular building that had failed to pass inspection.—
Paula Reid,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Dahmes conducted a forensic examination of the victim’s phone and found more text messages between the victim and the phone number between Aug. 1-5.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The police department did not conduct a similar public examination of itself.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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More than 77% of fiscal year 2023 audits occurred via correspondence, the IRS reported.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2025
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For a new state audit released in October, city officials in four of the six STAR bond districts examined told auditors that their districts would have likely developed without the bonds as their cities expanded into undeveloped land.—
Jonathan Shorman and,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2025
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In a September 2017 survey of 2,000 American adults conducted by market research firm OnePoll for Homes.com, noise topped the ranking of things that lead Americans to argue with a neighbor.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Whether the achievement will be lasting or only a blip on the continuum of Dr. Lauzen’s two-plus decade survey remains to be seen.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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If there are legitimate concerns about such access uncovering American spies abroad, the Trump administration will come under stronger pressure to place tighter limits on DOGE, though the department's supporters will likely see this as an attempt by the deep state to shutdown scrutiny.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Temu and Shein have taken steps to grow their operations in the U.S. as de minimis has come under greater scrutiny.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Checkup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checkup. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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