audited

verb

past tense of audit
as in examined
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 audited The service also uses post-quantum encryption, is GDPR compliant, and has an open-source codebase independently audited by Securitum. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026 The couple also founded and operate FibreTrace, a verification platform that uses a patented luminescent pigment embedded in raw fibers, which is then traced, verified and audited in real time through every step of the textile supply chain. — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 Technical standards and checkpoints help ensure AI systems are monitored continuously and can be audited or deactivated when risks emerge. — Jennifer C. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Tony said they have been audited before and that the Broward County Commission knew about the cold plunges and sauna from a county audit completed in 2024. — Norgan Rynor, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026 Earlier this year, a Nigerian senate committee headed by an opposition party lawmaker ordered NNPC to account for nearly $160 billion in unreconciled figures in the company’s audited financial statements between 2017 and 2023. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026 In September, commission staff audited and accepted an engineering report covering a modular construction technique tested at Purdue University. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026 As of late, Abbott pushed for a moratorium on data centers, which paused all projects until the state audited each. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026 Listing a token requires continuous, audited disclosure of who controls the supply and how the asset actually works. — Michael Faulkender, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for audited
  1. examined
  2. reviewed
  3. scanned
  4. inspected
  5. surveyed
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  • Halima held Asho on her lap, the child wrapped in purple cloth, as a health worker examined her feet and lower legs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Hafley said everything will be examined, and nothing is off the table.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of examined
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  • The council hasn’t yet reviewed the agreement in full and will receive copies on Tuesday.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In another email later Wednesday afternoon, Lee said ABC News’ editors had reviewed the language and were standing by the piece.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of reviewed
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  • Authorities install a chip that is scanned by machines along federal highways.
    — Steve Fisher Special Correspondent Follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers gathered 62 people who had never taken a psychedelic before, gave them 19 milligrams of psilocybin, a common psychedelic found in certain fungi, and scanned their brains.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of scanned
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  • Organizations need to understand where TLS is negotiated, terminated, inspected and reestablished.
    — Scott Alldridge, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Management may have inspected an area without finding the condition later described by a resident.
    — Emma Clapp, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of inspected
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  • According to a national survey of nonprofits, nearly all boards had terms for their members and just over half of nonprofits surveyed had term limits.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Seven percent of those surveyed reported the loss of electronic equipment such as refrigerators and televisions due to voltage fluctuations.
    — Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of surveyed

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“Audited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audited. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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