as in inspections
a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition
an energy audit of our house showed that we were losing lots of heat and needed to upgrade the insulation
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as in surveys
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 audits
Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Numerous audits, recounts and lawsuits across the country failed to turn up evidence of widespread voter fraud that could have changed the election's results.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Importantly, those annual audits have consistently confirmed that there are no material weaknesses in the organization’s financial controls.
—Helen Amos, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2026
Both audits found the sheriff’s office relied on former inmates to reach out and request their funds, which is a violation of the Texas Government Code.
—John Lomax V, Houston Chronicle, 22 Feb. 2026
Its delay is a win for Mayor Kirk Watson, who is separately pushing to pass a city ordinance requiring external audits.
—Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Trump’s election comment came in an interview Monday with a conservative podcaster and the Republican president reaffirmed his position in Oval Office remarks the next day, citing fraud allegations that numerous audits, investigations and courts have debunked.
—Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Taxpayers rightly ask, are independent audits being properly performed and reviewed to prevent such errors?
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
The Enquirer reviewed three years' worth of public meeting minutes and found that the city of Florence has conducted those audits.
—Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Jan. 2026
Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
Independent audits verify the metals exist Another important safeguard built into the gold IRA storage system is independent auditing.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Numerous audits, recounts and lawsuits across the country failed to turn up evidence of widespread voter fraud that could have changed the election's results.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Importantly, those annual audits have consistently confirmed that there are no material weaknesses in the organization’s financial controls.
—Helen Amos, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2026
Both audits found the sheriff’s office relied on former inmates to reach out and request their funds, which is a violation of the Texas Government Code.
—John Lomax V, Houston Chronicle, 22 Feb. 2026
Its delay is a win for Mayor Kirk Watson, who is separately pushing to pass a city ordinance requiring external audits.
—Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Trump’s election comment came in an interview Monday with a conservative podcaster and the Republican president reaffirmed his position in Oval Office remarks the next day, citing fraud allegations that numerous audits, investigations and courts have debunked.
—Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Taxpayers rightly ask, are independent audits being properly performed and reviewed to prevent such errors?
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
The Enquirer reviewed three years' worth of public meeting minutes and found that the city of Florence has conducted those audits.
—Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
In Cambodia, Indonesia and Vietnam, workers report intimidation, surveillance and firing threats to suppress organizing—all tactics that audits routinely miss.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for audits
Noun
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In the past decade, $15,745 of the county’s funds have been allocated to Billings Road work including inspections, weed eating and mowing the surrounding grass.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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The buyer recently finished the inspections, but Murray isn’t holding his breath.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Tate show, which surveys the efforts of Nigerian artists and artistic groups both before and after the country declared national independence from British colonial rule, underscores the spirit of self-determination, and of aesthetic and artistic inquiry, that drew Lawrence in the first place.—
Michael Lobel,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Swift Observatory is equipped with a Burst Alert Telescope that surveys a huge amount of the sky at once, looking for flashes of light and pinpointing their locations.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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That is why the recent ruling by Israel’s Supreme Court allowing women to sit for the national rabbinical examinations feels so significant, and so deeply personal.—
Rabba Sara Hurwitz,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Included in the analysis were examinations of pay distribution, employment conditions, labor load and education rates of a demographic that makes up 39% of the Golden State’s labor force.—
Nicole Macias Garibay,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The standoff has paralyzed one of the council’s most consequential bodies and left a growing backlog of zoning proposals in limbo as the committee reviews zoning changes required to begin construction projects of all kinds across the city.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The due diligence team reviews historical well records, verifies well locations in the field, assesses vapor and methane conditions, and coordinates closely with regulators and local agencies using a systematic approach.—
Tim Rathmann,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Somewhere off the coast of Massachusetts, a small team of volunteers scans the Atlantic Ocean every single day — not with satellites, not with tracking chips, but with their own eyes, binoculars and drones.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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The model scans 10-by-10-meter squares of land to determine whether poppies are present by their telltale orange color.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Their study examines the benefits and drawbacks of social and digital media use across the lifespan.—
Crista Marchesseault,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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The musical, which examines in jumbled chronology the five-year relationship between novelist Jamie and actress Cathy, debuted in Chicago in 2001 and opened off Broadway the following year.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2026
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Tarrant County Public Health inspects and scores all restaurants in the county except for those in Fort Worth, Arlington, Euless and North Richland Hills.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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Piedmont also periodically replaces or inspects meters as part of normal maintenance.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Audits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audits. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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