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
Buying healthy food with SNAP and auditing Kentucky's Medicaid program are among recommendations several task forces made for the legislative session.
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Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
The coalition backing the measure also proposes that an 11-member citizen oversight committee be in charge of auditing how the new revenue gets spent.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
As if shutting the government down in the name of health insurance subsidies wasn’t enough, a federal judge took an axe to another meaningful way to reform American health policy – auditing bad actors in Medicare Advantage.
—Juliette Madrigal, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
To expand this database, Oritain investigates production areas, collects samples on the ground and analyzes them in advanced labs to ensure high performance rates before the data is cleared for auditing.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 3 Dec. 2025
In response, Colorado's Department of Motor Vehicles paused its program and is now auditing more than 1,700 non-domicile licenses issued in the state.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Semafor previously reported that Unilever was auditing the Ben & Jerry’s Foundation’s grants to progressive groups, including two with ties to foundation leaders, and had cut off funding for the charity after its trustees refused to cooperate.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Under the new president, Petro Poroshenko, also an oligarch, the country’s central bank, National Bank of Ukraine, started auditing PrivatBank.
—Olena Loginova, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The associations had requested to leave a window open for companies to enhance auditing on their own.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
The coalition backing the measure also proposes that an 11-member citizen oversight committee be in charge of auditing how the new revenue gets spent.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
As if shutting the government down in the name of health insurance subsidies wasn’t enough, a federal judge took an axe to another meaningful way to reform American health policy – auditing bad actors in Medicare Advantage.
—Juliette Madrigal, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
To expand this database, Oritain investigates production areas, collects samples on the ground and analyzes them in advanced labs to ensure high performance rates before the data is cleared for auditing.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 3 Dec. 2025
In response, Colorado's Department of Motor Vehicles paused its program and is now auditing more than 1,700 non-domicile licenses issued in the state.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Semafor previously reported that Unilever was auditing the Ben & Jerry’s Foundation’s grants to progressive groups, including two with ties to foundation leaders, and had cut off funding for the charity after its trustees refused to cooperate.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Under the new president, Petro Poroshenko, also an oligarch, the country’s central bank, National Bank of Ukraine, started auditing PrivatBank.
—Olena Loginova, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The associations had requested to leave a window open for companies to enhance auditing on their own.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditing
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Wegmans, a popular supermarket chain, is now scanning the faces of customers and storing data so its security system can recognize them.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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In 2017, the Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine went to a team of English and French researchers who used advanced brain-scanning technology to measure the extent to which some people are disgusted by cheese.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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According to documents obtained by the Star-Telegram, Denton County sheriff’s investigators spent months reviewing police records, jail records, hospital records and surveillance video before determining the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office had no fault.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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Court officials have placed pressure on judges to move through their dockets faster, including by reviewing asylum cases without hearings.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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Whether revisiting legendary careers or examining the fleeting intensity of modern pop, these films offer music lovers a chance to experience the stories behind the sound.—
Charlie Vargas,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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This past summer, Brossoit and doctors, after examining his right hip, found the root cause of the knee pain — a cam lesion on the head of his femur that was causing issues with cartilage inside the joint.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Parrish stood at the wheel, his gimlet eyes surveying the water beneath a threadbare Pink Floyd cap.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Video posted on social media showed a resident surveying the damage by kayak.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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The Coast Guard is the primary federal authority responsible for inspecting commercial riverboats on the nation's inland waterways.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Dec. 2025
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Huening advises inspecting them periodically for animal activity and sun exposure.—
Colleen Sullivan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Dec. 2025
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The goggles act as both a viewing interface and a recording device.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Thomas Jefferson, as secretary of state, passionately advocated honoring the treaty, viewing it as a debt of gratitude to a nation that shared republican ideals and had sacrificed much for American liberty.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Auditing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auditing. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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