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
These investigators aren’t auditing home office deductions.
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Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Buying healthy food with SNAP and auditing Kentucky's Medicaid program are among recommendations several task forces made for the legislative session.
—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
Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Buying healthy food with SNAP and auditing Kentucky's Medicaid program are among recommendations several task forces made for the legislative session.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditing
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More than six years had passed since Capote, looking for a quick non-fiction project to earn some cash, had run across a wire-service story from Kansas while scanning the back pages of The New York Times.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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While scanning the shoreline, the helicopter crew discovered a man who matched the missing surfer's description and was stranded on rocks outside of Surfer's Beach.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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On Tuesday, the crew prepared by packing cargo, reviewing return-to-Earth procedures and transferring hardware aboard the ISS, the agency said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
15 Jan. 2026
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After reviewing the 1,000 most popular names, BabyCenter is revealing which names fell the most from 2024 to 2025.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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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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