plural checkups
: a general examination of someone's or something's condition
… Take your car or minivan to the garage for a thorough checkup.—
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especially
: a periodic medical or dental examination
Family history for breast, prostate and colon cancer is one of the first things any competent doctor asks you about at a checkup. —Peter Huber
Peter Huber After each checkup, the dentist asks, "Have you been flossing?" The big lie: "Of course." —Jin Lee
Jin Lee Examples of checkup in a Sentence
She goes for a checkup every year.
The doctor gave me a checkup.
She brought in her car for a 30,000-mile checkup.
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There’s more friction, this time between Randall and Elliot, when Randall and Bell collude to get El to a checkup MRI.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 24 Apr. 2025
From routine checkups to specialized treatments, patients rely on expert care, sound judgment and a high standard of professionalism, qualities that define the best physicians across the country.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Trump weighed 224 at the checkup, down from 244 at that physical more than four years ago.
—Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Her full-time job involves working on her recovery, with Wilson spending every day going to the gym, the swimming pool and attending other medical checkups.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 24 Apr. 2025
From routine checkups to specialized treatments, patients rely on expert care, sound judgment and a high standard of professionalism, qualities that define the best physicians across the country.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Trump weighed 224 at the checkup, down from 244 at that physical more than four years ago.
—Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Her full-time job involves working on her recovery, with Wilson spending every day going to the gym, the swimming pool and attending other medical checkups.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for checkup
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“Checkup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkup. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
checkup
noun
check·up
ˈchek-ˌəp 
: examination sense 1
a dental checkup
especially
: a general physical examination
Medical Definition
checkup
noun
check·up
ˈchek-ˌəp
: examination
especially
: a general physical examination
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