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
This is also a great time to bring up another relationship that needs a health checkup – yours and his.
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Susan Steade, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
Since losing her TennCare coverage, Gunby had to cancel a women's wellness checkup and forego a mammogram and oncologist vist.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 3 Feb. 2025
Because of the connection, the American Heart Association recommends that people see a dentist and get regular dental checkups as part of a heart-healthy lifestyle.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Photographers captured a player being examined by a team a team physician and another shows an intimate shot of a player undergoing a dental checkup.
—Monty Davis, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
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Susan Steade, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
Since losing her TennCare coverage, Gunby had to cancel a women's wellness checkup and forego a mammogram and oncologist vist.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 3 Feb. 2025
Because of the connection, the American Heart Association recommends that people see a dentist and get regular dental checkups as part of a heart-healthy lifestyle.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Photographers captured a player being examined by a team a team physician and another shows an intimate shot of a player undergoing a dental checkup.
—Monty Davis, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for checkup
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The letter also highlighted several violations of current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) regulations found during an inspection of a Cipla facility in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.—
Arthur L. Kellermann,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The inspection didn’t name the brush’s usual function.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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The study, published in the journal BDJ Open, helped test CT as a method for future examinations, Betilsson explained.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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Though Hamas had long claimed that Shiri and the children died in an Israeli air strike, an Israeli forensic examination showed that the children were murdered with the bare hands of their captors and then mutilated in an attempt to blame Israelis for their deaths.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 Feb. 2025
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The agency completed an audit of Ohio's redetermination process, published in 2024, and estimated that Ohio had incorrectly renewed or terminated around 6 percent of Medicaid enrollees.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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The goal of the new audit rules was to provide a more favorable framework for the audit of partnerships and improve the historically poor rate and performance experienced in IRS audits of partnerships.—
Joshua D. Smeltzer,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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His firm’s work was the subject of a survey at the Whitney Museum in 2003.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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As of early February, manufacturers and service firms expected inflation over the next year of 3.5% and 4%, respectively, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York survey out this week.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security, the Pentagon, and the White House are not subject to the additional layer of scrutiny.—
Quil Lawrence,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
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Mayor Adams is facing Congressional scrutiny at a House Oversight Committee hearing on sanctuary city policies in Democratic cities on Wednesday.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Checkup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checkup. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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