checkups

noun

plural of checkup
as in inspections
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 checkups The government created a national preventive care program decades ago and gave every citizen a right to regular checkups, which gave clinics a reason to buy expensive machines, which brought the volume that pays for the expensive machines. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Marisel Jarrin was driving her two sons, Jake Kleppen, 8, and Justin Kleppen, 7, to the pediatrician for their annual checkups in September 2019. — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 Physicals, vaccines and school paperwork Annual checkups are an important part of back-to-school preparation. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026 That care includes everything from birth and routine checkups to aging, chronic illness, and, when necessary, end-of-life decisions. — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 The next stop is often a regional hospital in Chernihiv, a Ukrainian city thirty-five miles from the border with Belarus, where they are given checkups and medical care. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Many NGOs offer free services, like breast cancer checkups, dental checkups, medical outreach for the community. — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026 Regular dental checkups remain the single most effective safeguard, since decay and gum disease are highly treatable when caught early. — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026 Regular dental checkups and early treatment of gum disease double as brain and cardiovascular maintenance, not just cavity prevention. — Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for checkups
  1. inspections
  2. examinations
  3. audits
  4. surveys
Noun
  • In a blog post on Wednesday, Gates called for a new international organization to manage AI, drawing on elements from a nuclear inspections regime, international aviation regulations and ozone layer protection agreements.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
  • These agencies could be modeled on certain existing systems, such as the global inspections regime for nuclear weapons, regulations for international aviation and agreements that protect the ozone layer.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of inspections
Noun
  • Swelling and spinal shock can cloud the earliest neurological picture, and physicians repeat examinations over time for good reason, as many people once given a grave prognosis go on to recover.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Numerous pieces of evidence were submitted to forensic laboratories, and some examinations required significant time before investigators could take additional steps, according to the department.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of examinations
Noun
  • In many states, those audits are public records that provide transparency into how officers use the system.
    — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The group will examine stronger internal controls, clearer training, tighter access rules and routine audits.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of audits
Noun
  • Ground surveys can provide more detailed information at a particular site, but covering an entire subway corridor that way would be difficult.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The second and third surveys will focus on dark matter and dark energy.
    — Denise Chow, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of surveys

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“Checkups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checkups. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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