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 As of late, Abbott pushed for a moratorium on data centers, which paused all projects until the state audited each. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for audited
  1. examined
  2. reviewed
  3. scanned
  4. inspected
  5. surveyed
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  • The book examined the ways that social actors can respond to dysfunction and decline in organizations, from businesses to political parties and governments.
    — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Breakthrough Institute found 10 organizations files 67% of forest management lawsuits examined.
    — Chris Edwards, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of examined
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  • Senate Bill 828 was shaped by fireworks industry insiders and public safety officials, who reviewed existing fireworks laws and available information about the July 1, 2025, explosion.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Bonnell was a probationary officer with the Porter County Sheriff's Office, and was fired on Monday after the department reviewed the incident, according to the sheriff's office.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of reviewed
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  • The audience is interacting with an object that had been scanned, that had been corrupted in some way.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Today, guests who spring for the front-of-the-line Lightning Lane pass as well as individual access to Rise of the Resistance can expect to pay around an extra $65 per person once having their tickets scanned.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of scanned
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  • Our school would be housed in the Mountain State Spotlight newsroom, which had not been inspected as a school site.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Potential homes are thoroughly vetted and inspected prior to adoption.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of inspected
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  • Economists surveyed by Bloomberg this month raised their forecasts for China’s trade growth for the year, now expecting exports to grow 17 percent and imports to rise 22 percent.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Roughly 50% of the merchants that Adyen surveyed reported an increase in the number of false declines—legitimate orders that overzealous fraud filters reject.
    — Mark Beare, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of surveyed

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