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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Quick tip: Set a reminder to run a privacy checkup every few months, especially after major Facebook updates.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
The girl has only been able to get one medical checkup and MRI in Monterrey.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 12 June 2025
Patients – especially the uninsured and underinsured – are left to make impossible choices: delay treatment or take on debt, ration medication or skip checkups, trust the health care system or go without.
—Zachary W. Schulz, The Conversation, 6 June 2025
Residents can bring their plants for a free checkup .
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
The girl has only been able to get one medical checkup and MRI in Monterrey.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 12 June 2025
Patients – especially the uninsured and underinsured – are left to make impossible choices: delay treatment or take on debt, ration medication or skip checkups, trust the health care system or go without.
—Zachary W. Schulz, The Conversation, 6 June 2025
Residents can bring their plants for a free checkup .
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2025
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“Checkup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkup. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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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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