checklist

noun

check·​list ˈchek-ˌlist How to pronounce checklist (audio)
Synonyms of checklistnext
: a list of things to be checked or done
a pilot's checklist before takeoff
also : a comprehensive list

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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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Treat it like a reset, not a daily checklist, and the results will follow. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026 That’s what the checklist calls for, at least, but there are an awful lot of steps that have to go just-so for the mission to work as planned. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 2 July 2026 There is no universal checklist because people enter these platforms with different goals. — Matthew Kayser updated July 6, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026 The proxy advisors want a world governed by rigid mathematical formulas because auditing a checklist is easy. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for checklist

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First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of checklist was in 1853

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checklist

noun
check·​list ˈchek-ˌlist How to pronounce checklist (audio)
: a list of items to be referred to

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