AUDITING Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

auditing

verb

present participle of audit

as in scanning

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 auditing Even though so many seniors are being victimized, Florida did not provide any additional funding for the Office of Financial Regulation charged with enforcement and auditing thousands of machines. — Mike Ryan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026 Graylin said that China regularly audits AI models and could share knowledge from hundreds of audits, since the US has only just begun auditing AI. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026 California is already trying to formalize a broader AI-auditing ecosystem. — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026 Where To Start Start by auditing your current AI voice against your brand. — Pete Hanlon, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 Local election officials have detailed processes for auditing the accuracy of the vote after ballots are tallied. — Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 The department has been auditing the system monthly since the beginning of 2026, even though department policy requires only annual audits. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 As a condition, the deal calls for the sharing of aggregated data with all personally identifiable information removed and specifies that the information should be used for delivering and auditing healthcare services. — Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 19 Aug. 2026 Law enforcement agencies have recently been auditing their license plate reader systems, which investigators can search to locate vehicles surveilled by one of the many cameras posted along Georgia’s roadways. — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026

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Aiming to protect what’s left of its buildings and monuments is a converted Volkswagen Crafter—the ARK III, a mobile 3D-scanning lab that creates digital twins of sacred and historical structures for future restoration.

— Chris Stokel-Walker, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
The sonar pinged about once a second, scanning the water 500 feet in every direction for signs of life, while another machine scanned the water immediately below the boat.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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The California Attorney General’s Office, in a statement, said it was disappointed by the decision and reviewing the opinion from the judges.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
For example, researchers reviewing 1,138 breach cases found that almost 10% of patient health data breaches come from unauthorized access by health care employees who forward personally identifying information to personal accounts.

— Alex Rosenblat — CalMatters, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026

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Emergency crews in Florida and Alabama are surveying damage wrought by Hurricane Isaias, after the storm bashed into the Gulf Coast as a Category 2 storm Friday night.

— Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
The three-time NBA MVP stood behind a gaggle of teammates squished up against the CU bench, quietly surveying the madness from the 15-yard line while twisting the cap of his bottled water.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026

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At the simulated encampment, on the ghostly former grounds of General Motors Korea (more real-life restructuring), Lee walked around with his art director, inspecting props.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Exploring or inspecting a coastline, however, is a completely different story.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026

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