as in inspection
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 to review
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 audit
Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 May 2026
The audit also faulted oversight by TRUSD and the Sacramento County Office of Education.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 18 May 2026
Companies should audit their own compliance and report results to a board committee with the independence and expertise to act.
—Stavros Gadinis, Fortune, 18 May 2026
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Noun
In order to be certified for an award, a record company must request sales certification from the RIAA, at which time an audit will commence.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 May 2026
The audit also faulted oversight by TRUSD and the Sacramento County Office of Education.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
Verb
The attorney general is set to receive quarterly updates about how much money has been awarded, and the fund itself can be audited, according to the DOJ.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 18 May 2026
Companies should audit their own compliance and report results to a board committee with the independence and expertise to act.
—Stavros Gadinis, Fortune, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for audit
Noun
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That disaster inspired a new state law requiring more inspections and registrations of aboveground storage tanks.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
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Following an inspection, the hardware was fully intact, the company noted in a social media post.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Police obtained a warrant to review vehicle data of the Chevrolet, which allegedly showed Gonzalez did not push on the brake pedal up to five seconds before the crash occurred.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Recorded throughout the book tour for On Morrison—Serpell’s electrifying, critical examination of Morrison’s writing—each episode welcomes listeners into rooms full of readers and discussions of how Morrison made her words sing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Late Saturday, the crews entered the facility to make a visual examination of the cracked container, which officials believed was holding 7,000 liquid gallons of methyl methacrylate, a chemical that is routinely used to make plastic.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
Verb
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The poll surveyed 1,707 California adults, 986 of them identified as likely voters, from May 14-18.—
John Woolfolk,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Researchers led by Matthew Kropp, a managing director and senior partner at BCG surveyed more than 1,200 human resources and finance professionals on how AI was used in the workplace and then asked them to assess a workplace document with multiple errors in it.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Since police helicopters help first responders, the program should be immune from scrutiny?—
Rafael Perez,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
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Researchers are stripping grant applications of words that might attract federal scrutiny, or abandoning the topics entirely.—
Bruce Schneier,
The Conversation,
27 May 2026
Verb
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In a 2015 meta-analysis published in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, researchers examined studies on a specific type of cognitive training known as the n-back task.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Historian Georg Kreis, who has served on several panels examining Switzerland’s role during the Nazi era, suggested the Fondation Beyeler could help mediate between Schweitzer’s heir and the work’s current owner.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
27 May 2026
Verb
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People naturally scan for signs of risk when the person in front of them controls resources, recognition or progression.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Davis grabs two suitcases off the belt, pulls out a handheld computer that looks like an extra-rugged iPad, and scans the bar codes on the luggage tags.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
26 May 2026
Verb
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The two modified Starlink satellites were tasked with scanning Starship's heat shield tiles, in a test meant to assess the ability to inspect them for possible damage prior to reentry.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
23 May 2026
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On Friday, the dispenser deployed 20 mockups of SpaceX’s next-generation Starlink satellites, plus two spacecraft fitted with flashlights and cameras to inspect Starship’s exterior in space.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2026
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“Audit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audit. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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