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
Reeti Malhotra
may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Also, Bornman would call for a forensic audit of the department to address mismanagement and an overreliance on overtime.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 29 May 2026
Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
The three utilities recently opposed a bill to require that wildfire safety spending by Southern California Edison, PG&E and San Diego Gas & Electric be audited by an independent accounting firm.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
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Noun
However, Ahrary noted that such expansion was not financially feasible for the city at the time of the audit, which led auditors to focus on strategies for managing low-acuity calls rather than expanding infrastructure.
—Reeti Malhotra
may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Also, Bornman would call for a forensic audit of the department to address mismanagement and an overreliance on overtime.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 29 May 2026
Verb
In Italy, prosecutors have tackled the endemic issue of undocumented workers, pursuing several brands for failing to properly audit their manufacturers, some of whom subcontracted production to sweatshops.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
The three utilities recently opposed a bill to require that wildfire safety spending by Southern California Edison, PG&E and San Diego Gas & Electric be audited by an independent accounting firm.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for audit
Noun
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That disaster inspired a new state law requiring more inspections and registrations of aboveground storage tanks.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
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Following an inspection, the hardware was fully intact, the company noted in a social media post.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
27 May 2026
Verb
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In response, the state decided to hire outside investigators to review some of these complaints.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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The company reviewed its safety protocols this week in response to the situation at GKN, which is not connected to Arkema.—
Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Rather than prompting examination of the systems in which those outcomes occur, a common counterargument is that attention to diversity risks lowering standards or excusing poor performance.—
Vanessa Grubbs,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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Levinson and director of photography Marcell Rév mostly left the soundstages that defined the first two seasons for an expansive, on-location examination of Southern California, from Lancaster to Long Beach.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
Verb
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The poll surveyed 1,707 California adults, 986 of them identified as likely voters, from May 14-18.—
John Woolfolk,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Researchers led by Matthew Kropp, a managing director and senior partner at BCG surveyed more than 1,200 human resources and finance professionals on how AI was used in the workplace and then asked them to assess a workplace document with multiple errors in it.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Since police helicopters help first responders, the program should be immune from scrutiny?—
Rafael Perez,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
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Researchers are stripping grant applications of words that might attract federal scrutiny, or abandoning the topics entirely.—
Bruce Schneier,
The Conversation,
27 May 2026
Verb
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In a 2015 meta-analysis published in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, researchers examined studies on a specific type of cognitive training known as the n-back task.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Historian Georg Kreis, who has served on several panels examining Switzerland’s role during the Nazi era, suggested the Fondation Beyeler could help mediate between Schweitzer’s heir and the work’s current owner.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
27 May 2026
Verb
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The words were insinuating, territorial, postwar code from a man to anyone not scanning as local.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Her music owned up to being horny, garish, and superficial, but could scan as thin or cheap when held up to other kinds of ethical or political scrutiny.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
2 June 2026
Verb
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As Aden Kassaye and her mother got out to inspect the damage, Beas Solorio reportedly lurched the BMW forward, making contact with Ayalew’s torso, prompting Ayalew to slam her hands on the BMW’s hood to brace herself and yell at the driver.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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On May 28, Sherrill said New Jersey health officials tried to inspect Delaney Hall but could only see part of the detention center.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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“Audit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audit. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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