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
Leigh said even the charter schools need to be audited.
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Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2026
During a press conference last week, Walz addressed alleged fraud in Minnesota, saying it is being looked into and audited.
—Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2025
Georgia Interfaith Power and Light, an interfaith group advocating for energy efficiency, audited the church's power use.
—Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
The Ada County Clerk’s Office recently audited the 2020 and 2024 elections, according to Ada County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Lauren Montague.
—Idaho Statesman, 1 Dec. 2025
In 2022, Foshan earned a score in the upper quartile for its third-party audited Higg Facility Environmental Module (Higg FEM).
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 18 Nov. 2025
Ravagli underscored that each phase of the project has been audited externally and received the appropriate certifications.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
The fine print — including how spend will be audited, whether marketing and postproduction count, and when the first targets kick in — will be finalized once the bill clears Parliament.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Those figures are agency-reported and have not been independently audited.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2026
During a press conference last week, Walz addressed alleged fraud in Minnesota, saying it is being looked into and audited.
—Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2025
Georgia Interfaith Power and Light, an interfaith group advocating for energy efficiency, audited the church's power use.
—Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
The Ada County Clerk’s Office recently audited the 2020 and 2024 elections, according to Ada County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Lauren Montague.
—Idaho Statesman, 1 Dec. 2025
In 2022, Foshan earned a score in the upper quartile for its third-party audited Higg Facility Environmental Module (Higg FEM).
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 18 Nov. 2025
Ravagli underscored that each phase of the project has been audited externally and received the appropriate certifications.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
The fine print — including how spend will be audited, whether marketing and postproduction count, and when the first targets kick in — will be finalized once the bill clears Parliament.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Those figures are agency-reported and have not been independently audited.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for audited
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The last time those key engine mount parts were examined closely was in October 2021, and the plane wasn't due for another detailed inspection for roughly 7,000 more takeoffs and landings.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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According to the Associated Press, the engine mount components were last closely examined in October 2021, with the next inspection not due for thousands of additional flight cycles.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 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,
8 Jan. 2026
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And while Connecticut’s chief fiscal watchdog didn’t call for changing state budget caps that hamper the General Assembly’s ability to solve the Medicaid dilemma, Scanlon said all solutions need to be reviewed.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Buildings tilt as their foundations settle into the softening soil, including critical radar installations that have scanned the skies for missiles and bombers since the 1950s.—
Paul Bierman,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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The technology was trialled at last year’s Intercontinental Cup, where the players of Flamengo and Pyramids FC were scanned before their meeting in December.—
Dan Kilpatrick,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Swiss bar hit by a deadly fire in the early hours of New Year’s Day had not been inspected in five years, local authorities said Tuesday.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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If your city isn’t listed, either no restaurants there were inspected that month, or none earned a perfect score.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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More than half of the agents surveyed had at least one home delisted in Q4 2025.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2026
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Among the 10 industries surveyed, government faces the steepest challenges due to legacy systems.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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