checklist
noun
check·list
ˈchek-ˌlist 
: a list of things to be checked or done
a pilot's checklist before takeoff
also
: a comprehensive list
Examples of checklist in a Sentence
Before takeoff the pilot went down his checklist of safety precautions.
I still have one thing left to do on my checklist.
a checklist of bird species
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The hip is the sorest spot of the ailments on that checklist, while the team is still testing for concussion symptoms.
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
The businesses that thrive are the ones that recognize SEO is not a checklist, but an adaptive strategy.
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There is an even spread of success and failure, of ethnicities and inherited dysfunction, along with a predictable checklist of social problems endemic to deprivation.
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When Supergoop Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40 launched in 2018, the brand had a checklist of criteria.
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
The businesses that thrive are the ones that recognize SEO is not a checklist, but an adaptive strategy.
—Roi Sorezki, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
There is an even spread of success and failure, of ethnicities and inherited dysfunction, along with a predictable checklist of social problems endemic to deprivation.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 May 2025
When Supergoop Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40 launched in 2018, the brand had a checklist of criteria.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for checklist
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“Checklist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checklist. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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checklist
noun
check·list
ˈchek-ˌlist
: a list of items to be referred to
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