audited

verb

past tense of audit
as in examined
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 audited While technical standards like ERC-4626 are in place, crucial investor protections such as disclosure and audited track records remain underdeveloped. — Alexander S. Blume, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Congress in June that the oil sales are audited by KPMG. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 27 July 2026 In a previous role, Khlaaf audited security at dozens of technology companies. — Harry Booth, Time, 24 July 2026 Be sure to keep immaculate records, receipts, and Explanation of Benefits (EOB) statements to support these deductions if audited. — Nick Perry, USA Today, 24 July 2026 Open-weight systems can be deployed on sovereign infrastructure, audited for security, tailored to mission requirements, and maintained independently of any commercial provider’s priorities. — James Marks, Fortune, 23 July 2026 Files are also split and encrypted into fragments for extra protection, and the service itself is open-source and independently audited. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026 Former Mesa County clerk and recorder, trusted local Republican Sheila Reiner, has repeatedly emphasized that all of the election result records from the 2021 election remain intact and can be audited at any time. — The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for audited
  1. examined
  2. reviewed
  3. scanned
  4. inspected
  5. surveyed
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  • That’s according to an analysis released by the Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), a progressive advocacy group, which examined Federal Election Commission data through March 1.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 27 July 2026
  • The effectiveness of conducting screening interviews via AI rather than a person is still being examined and preparing for these requires learning a new skill.
    — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of examined
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  • This category reviewed a state’s air and water quality and pollution.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 29, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • Executives told investors during a May earnings call that completing the projects and restarting operations would require up to $260 million, raised through new borrowing, according to a transcript reviewed by Semafor.
    — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of reviewed
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  • Anthropic also purchased millions of print copies in bulk, stripped the books’ bindings and made scanned digital copies that were used to train Claude.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • The Addiction Hiding Behind ‘Getting Even’ Neuroscientists have scanned the brains of people who experience a grievance and then have a chance at payback.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of scanned
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  • Mecklenburg County sanitation scores The Mecklenburg County sanitation grades database shows that at least 1,672 restaurants were inspected over the course of the three months.
    — Eva Flowe July 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026
  • Those medications can be used for other reasons too, however, and no diagnoses were recorded in the records that were inspected by the FDA.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of inspected
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  • Analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet forecast 207,000 new applications.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Nearly 90% of the farmworkers surveyed feared detention and deportation.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of surveyed

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