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 Moreover, every decision the AI makes can be audited, explained and subjected to human override, the companys said, noting that full audit and human override are built into its foundation. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026 That pattern is familiar to anyone who has audited production API platforms. — Venkata Pavan Kumar Gummadi, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The health department also audited Metropolitan Family Services’ antiviolence programming last year. — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026 However, there wasn’t much discussion of who owns the data, or how agent decisions get audited. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 5 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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for audited
  1. examined
  2. reviewed
  3. scanned
  4. inspected
  5. surveyed
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  • Schrell examined whether annual production campaigns would be more effective, but concluded that the approach would not make economic or operational sense because of costs, limited hot-cell capacity and the isotope’s relatively short half-life.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The study examined 1,089 working adults residing on lower apartment floors in Tokyo.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of examined
Verb
  • The spending is heavily dominated by staff travel, transportation and lodging, which make up the vast majority of the top expenditures, per P-card data reviewed by the Herald after a public records request.
    — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
  • She was later charged with seven counts, including driving under the influence of multiple substances, DUI drugs, DUI alcohol-less safe and improper stopping on a roadway, according to court records reviewed by USA TODAY.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of reviewed
Verb
  • Instead, a camera from Clear, the facial recognition company, scanned my face and the gate opened.
    — Andrew Zucker, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The researchers scanned the brains of eight dogs — six border collies, a labrador and a golden retriever — while showing them images of strangers with either a happy or a neutral expression.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of scanned
Verb
  • Jesús Méndez, his supervisor, inspected the boxes before they were loaded onto a truck with the tracking details.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • As a general industry guideline, tires should be inspected carefully after five years in service for hardening, cracks, cuts and flat spots.
    — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of inspected
Verb
  • The Tyson Group surveyed 817 likely general election voters nationwide from July 27-28 through an online opt-in panel.
    — Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Bumble added that more than half of the people the company surveyed preferred having more time to respond to first messages.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of surveyed

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