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
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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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Couric has long been one to speak up and raise awareness for routine checkups and different types of cancer.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
In rural areas, which on average have higher rates of poverty, children are less likely than their urban counterparts to have had a medical checkup or dentist visit in the past year, the center reported.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
Near a billboard depicting a smiling Mr. Xi, a meat seller named Wang Li said that neighborhood officials often inspected for fire hazards like loose electrical wires, or reminded residents to go for health checkups.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 25 May 2024
In the land of giant sequoias, the largest tree in the world gets a checkup.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2024
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Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
In rural areas, which on average have higher rates of poverty, children are less likely than their urban counterparts to have had a medical checkup or dentist visit in the past year, the center reported.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
Near a billboard depicting a smiling Mr. Xi, a meat seller named Wang Li said that neighborhood officials often inspected for fire hazards like loose electrical wires, or reminded residents to go for health checkups.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 25 May 2024
In the land of giant sequoias, the largest tree in the world gets a checkup.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2024
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“Checkup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkup. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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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