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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 Gathering audited data from fabric mills, which is Tier 2, yarn spinners (Tier 3) and raw material farms (Tier 4) is incredibly difficult. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026 That means considering adequate substance, qualifying and nonqualifying activities, transfer pricing, audited financial statements and the limits applicable to nonqualifying revenue. — Alia Noor, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Listing a token requires continuous, audited disclosure of who controls the supply and how the asset actually works. — Michael Faulkender, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026 Around the same time, the department’s own Inspector General audited its Flock contracts and published the findings. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 But as the network has expanded, so has scrutiny over how the information is accessed, shared and audited when no crime has been committed. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 The health department also audited Metropolitan Family Services’ antiviolence programming last year. — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for audited
  1. examined
  2. reviewed
  3. scanned
  4. inspected
  5. surveyed
Verb
  • Engineers who separately examined the building’s exterior supposedly found widespread corrosion in structural components of the soffit panels along the underside of an overhang that wraps around the center.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Webb has detailed how the Broncos have examined the layering of routes to ensure progressions best fit how Nix reads the field.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of examined
Verb
  • Most residual errors identified in recent evaluations fall into mild-to-moderate severity when the note gets properly reviewed.
    — Pat Williams, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Wyndham Rewards® Debit Card Learn More Information about the Wyndham Rewards® Debit Card has been collected independently by Select and has not been reviewed or provided by the issuer of the card prior to publication.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of reviewed
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  • As promulgated last month, ballots must use envelopes with an election-mail logo that can to be scanned using high-speed processing equipment and contain a barcode unique to each voter.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Another study from 2021 found three of the 532 brains scanned showed signs of the disease.
    — Mike McRae September 15, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of scanned
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  • Then there was the time Puente had Welch sweep up the kitchen and then inspected her work.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The analysis also identified thousands of companies that have never been inspected — before or after a crash — while holding federal authority to operate coast to coast.
    — John Kelly, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of inspected
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  • Coe added World Athletics research had shown Kenya was the most passionate market for track and field among those surveyed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In a July study in Frontiers in Psychology, remote workers reported the highest levels of positive well-being among roughly 7,700 healthcare employees surveyed across fully remote, hybrid and on-site roles.
    — Cordilia James, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of surveyed

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