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noun

ˈȯ-dət How to pronounce audit (audio)
Definition of auditnext
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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verb

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
Noun
Two years after an internal audit of the Canadian federal government found that 132 pieces in its Indigenous art collection were unaccounted for, the government has still failed to locate 111 of these objects, per reports. — News Desk, Artforum, 25 Aug. 2026 The new audit, which covers program spending from 2017 through 2024, contains many of the same details that were privately shared with state and federal officials last fall. — CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
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 Moreover, every decision the AI makes can be audited, explained and subjected to human override, the companys said, noting that full audit and human override are built into its foundation. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for audit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for audit
  1. inspection
  2. review
  3. examination
  4. survey
  5. scrutiny
  6. examine
  7. scan
  8. inspect
Noun
  • Give New Arrivals a Quarantine Period Even the most careful inspection isn’t foolproof, so consider also keeping plants that spent the summer outdoors separate from your indoor collection for a few weeks.
    — Rachel Gillett, Martha Stewart, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Eat & Run passed a callback inspection Friday to reopen in time for weekend business.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of inspection
Verb
  • Congress now has 90 days of continuous session to review the agreement, which would go into effect absent objection.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Still, the archetypal influencer in our cultural imagination is not a man reviewing watches on YouTube or hosting a podcast from his studio in Austin.
    — Laura Jung, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of review
Noun
  • Swelling and spinal shock can cloud the earliest neurological picture, and physicians repeat examinations over time for good reason, as many people once given a grave prognosis go on to recover.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Brown is scheduled to travel with the major-league team back to Chicago after Wednesday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks for further examination.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of examination
Verb
  • In 2024, the Federal Trade Commission surveyed eight businesses that had advertised their use of AI and real-time data to determine prices, including Mastercard, JPMorgan Chase and retail pricing software companies.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Roman is also designed to survey the universe a thousand times faster than Hubble, according to NASA.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of survey
Noun
  • Others have been bracing for years about growing scrutiny over inclusion initiatives.
    — Scott M. Curran, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Casey Anthony, Andrea Yates and Susan Smith have all made headlines and faced intense public scrutiny.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of scrutiny
Verb
  • Movie night this past week was Taylor Sheridan’s Wind River, an absolutely devastating neo-Western that examines the injustice many Native American women face on and off the reservation.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Now, in this new study, the international team examined the curious fossil under cross-polarized light, allowing more of its structure to be visible.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of examine
Verb
  • At Hull’s railway station an hour or so later, a few Manchester United fans are scanning the departures board near Philip Larkin’s statue, which captures the late poet mid-stride.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Visitors will use smartphones to scan codes inside the Icon Park attraction for clues that will help track down five missing artifacts and the story behind the techniques used by Tussaud.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of scan
Verb
  • Engineers need to inspect those structures without cutting them apart or damaging them.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Some walked up to inspect it themselves, convinced West had to have something available.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
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“Audit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audit. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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