as in inspection
a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition
an energy audit of our house showed that we were losing lots of heat and needed to upgrade the insulation
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as in to review
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
audited the equipment to make sure that everything was in working order
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Recent Examples of audit
Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
At SpaceX, Botha will be an independent director, serve on the audit committee, and has no personal financial stake in the company, according to the filing.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 17 June 2026
Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 16 June 2026
Importantly, the bill also mandates that the frameworks developed by AI companies be audited annually by an independent third party to ensure compliance with the requirements in the bill — a first for AI legislation anywhere in the country.
—John R. Dearie, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
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Noun
The Sacramento Police Department will be subject to a city audit after a nonprofit report found evidence of racially-biased traffic enforcement.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
At SpaceX, Botha will be an independent director, serve on the audit committee, and has no personal financial stake in the company, according to the filing.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 17 June 2026
Verb
Given the difficulty of auditing the citizenship of every Claude user with access to Fable 5 or Mythos 5, Anthropic immediately cut off access to both models pending a resolution of the government’s directive.
—Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 16 June 2026
Importantly, the bill also mandates that the frameworks developed by AI companies be audited annually by an independent third party to ensure compliance with the requirements in the bill — a first for AI legislation anywhere in the country.
—John R. Dearie, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for audit
Noun
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While the elevator was running during the inspection, the county issued a violation for an expired inspection certificate.—
Bri Buckley,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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According to Abbott, Yuba County Environmental Health conducted the inspection after receiving a complaint about Ranch Market and found a vermin infestation that could not be immediately corrected on-site.—
Velvet Wu
June 17,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
Verb
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
21 June 2026
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Many California counties do not employ a single defense investigator who can interview witnesses, review police reports, visit crime scenes and retrieve video surveillance footage.—
Anat Rubin,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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Civil rights attorney Ben Crump announced the family’s plans during a June 22 press conference, saying relatives of Kohen Wiley want an independent examination of the evidence and do not want to rely solely on findings from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said an examination found no evidence of traumatic injury, including bruising, lacerations, gunshot wounds, stab wounds, blunt force trauma, strangulation or other external injuries.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
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Namely, 81% of those surveyed for the poll said the wealthy and non-wealthy are more divided than united.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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That’s in line with the 225,000 new applications forecast by analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet.—
Matt Ott,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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The strikes have drawn intense scrutiny from some Democratic lawmakers and military legal scholars.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Being in the C-suite is a high-pressure job with long hours, board responsibilities, and intense scrutiny.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Verb
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The horse was last examined by the NYPD Mounted Unit's veterinarian in March and was found fit for work, according to the union.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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In addition to studying race and gender demographics in the film industry, the report also examined on-camera representations of disability.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
Verb
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And there are thoughts about airing the program at other times of the year, with executives scanning game calendars.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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Men and women in white coats drew blood, scanned, x-rayed, checked our psyche, our balance, our urine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Verb
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The race was red-flagged, so crews could clean up the mess and inspect the barriers.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2026
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In one Zooniverse project related to the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, volunteers will visually inspect and annotate 2D slitless spectroscopic images from the telescope to observe the redshift of millions of galaxies — the main method used for measuring the expansion of the universe.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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“Audit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audit. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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