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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The shelter wrote on Facebook that the three animals received thorough veterinary checkups and treatments to address their minor health issues.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Garcia still takes testosterone shots every week and gets checkups at Lurie to monitor his hormone levels.
—Kristen Schorsch, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
Midwives provide maternal care such as checkups and screenings and are trained to deliver babies.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
Nonprofit credit counselors also suggest holistic financial checkups – looking at budgets, cutting unnecessary costs, and possibly seeking additional income – to accommodate the student loan payment each month.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Garcia still takes testosterone shots every week and gets checkups at Lurie to monitor his hormone levels.
—Kristen Schorsch, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
Midwives provide maternal care such as checkups and screenings and are trained to deliver babies.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
Nonprofit credit counselors also suggest holistic financial checkups – looking at budgets, cutting unnecessary costs, and possibly seeking additional income – to accommodate the student loan payment each month.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 7 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 5 Apr. 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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