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 Tactics rooted in human accountability include auditing agent behavior, tracking and assessing agent interactions and documenting when human intervention occurs and the result. — Beena Ammanath, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026 Legal experts largely echoed this issue with the lawsuit in recent days, given that the DOJ presented no conclusive method for gauging legitimate confusion when auditing individual ballots. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2026 Both mayoral candidates have called for auditing the department. — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 Shawn Smith joined the NFL in 2015, but has also spent the last three decades in auditing. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 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 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

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Gameplay involves scanning Galaxy’s Edge for devices that open a video game experience similar to Subway Surfers or Guitar Hero.

— Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026
Young men and women sit before banks of screens, remotely scanning the skies across Ukraine.

— Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of scanning

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The city also plans to recover the costs of reviewing applications, processing permits and enforcing cannabis regulations.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2026
The company, United Scaffolding, was on the scene Thursday afternoon, still cleaning up and reviewing the protective canopy of the building, according to Jose Mejia, vice president of United Scaffolding.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of reviewing

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Researchers at Stanford, including Guy Blanc, Jordan Docter, Carmen Strassle and Li-Yang Tan, have also been examining the result.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
That requires testing whether signals have predictive value, examining them together and avoiding automatic conclusions about individual behaviors.

— Artem Lalaiants, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of examining

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In December 2019, a DJI Matrice M600 Pro surveying a construction site experienced a GPS-compass error.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
Citing joint research conducted with Sourcing Journal surveying more than 200 textile industry professionals in the first quarter, Bastos said about two-thirds were taking actions against microplastics.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of surveying

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Dozens of Civil Guard officers, some wearing the white protective suits used by forensic investigators, were inspecting the scene and gathering evidence.

— José Bautista Carlos Barragán José Bautista James McManagan, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
But curation, even sharp curation, is not the same as inspecting a car.

— Joel Feder, The Drive, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of inspecting

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Many patients have spent years cycling through diets and programs without lasting success, often viewing GLP-1s as a final solution, according to the doctor.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
The streaming outlet, which counts Savannah Sellers, Joe Fryer, Christine Romans and Hallie Jackson among its anchors, saw viewing triple between 2020 and 2025.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of viewing

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