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 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 Sentiment auditing inside LLMs should become a standard part of your marketing operation. — Joshua George, Forbes.com, 1 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 The reversal pillar includes auditing YMCA tax filings and possibly considering a legal case. — Chase Jordan august 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026 Struck demonstrated the tool auditing quarter-end materials to catch discrepancies between board decks and actuals. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026 Likely influenced by her father, who was a prominent mathematician at the time, Noether began auditing mathematics classes at the University of Erlangen. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditing
  1. scanning
  2. reviewing
  3. examining
  4. surveying
  5. inspecting
  6. viewing
Verb
  • Traders positioned watchmen along the shoreline, scanning the horizon for incoming vessels.
    — Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Within hours of an employee scanning my driver’s license, a high-resolution scan of my ID was available for sale on the dark web.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of scanning
Verb
  • Details can differ from one report to another, so reviewing only one may leave gaps.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The commission, in court documents, maintains ABC’s lawsuit was premature because regulators simply were in the process of reviewing whether ABC has served the public interest in operating its eight television stations.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of reviewing
Verb
  • McEvoy, who leads Insulet, the maker of the wearable, tubeless Omnipod insulin pump, said designing better technology requires understanding the details of patients’ days—not simply examining their clinical data.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Lamming’s review looked at more than 350 studies in total, most of which were conducted in mice and other lab models, examining things like lifespan, metabolic health, and cellular aging.
    — Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of examining
Verb
  • Instead, Dart ran the offense while surveying the defense from the shotgun.
    — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Guy Miller / Honolulu Civil Beat via AP Gentry Cruz, who manages the property that the storm split in half, was resigned while surveying the extent of the destruction.
    — Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of surveying
Verb
  • Images released in December showed Kim inspecting the sub in an indoor construction facility.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Technicians have continued inspecting and repairing suspension systems throughout the fleet.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of inspecting
Verb
  • The interplay between players and their coaches often generates some of the most dramatic viewing moments of a tennis match.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Forests that avoid the worst fire and drought impacts should still offer beautiful color, but the viewing window may be shorter.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of viewing

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