reckon

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as in to estimate
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement tried to reckon the size of the crowd at the stadium

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as in to rely
to place reliance or trust don't reckon on being provided with low-cost housing if you take a summer job there

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Recent Examples of reckon During his time deployed in the military, Buttigieg had a sort of reckoning. Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025 Stein’s endorsement comes just over two weeks before early voting begins and as Charlotte reckons with safety concerns on its public transit system after a high-profile stabbing. Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025 That a single man put it together almost alone is, in and of itself, a feat to reckon with. Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025 The photographs at issue showed a group of agents taking the knee during one of the demonstrations following the May 2020 killing of Floyd, a death that led to a national reckoning over policing and racial injustice and sparked widespread anger after millions of people saw video of the arrest. Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reckon
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  • It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Dillon Maroney, Tarrant County Precinct 4 executive administrator of operations, estimated that Segment 1 will be ready to break ground in March 2026.
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • The hairs on the back of the neck still stand up now when thinking of the post-match celebrations after David Seaman’s penalty save dumped out Spain in the quarter-finals.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Because nothing lifts your spirits like discovering somebody on the other side of the world who thinks like you — or, even better, sees things in an entirely different way.
    The Dial, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • It is calculated by dividing the ‘progress’ (the distance the ball travelled towards the opponent’s goal line) by the ‘sequence time’ (the duration of the sequence).
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • To build the catalog, Bickel's team used artificial intelligence to sift through the archives of ESA's Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) spacecraft, analyzing how each dust devil shifted between consecutive frames to calculate its speed and direction.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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  • Traditional models rely on cesium atoms ticking more than 10 billion times per second.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The logic is sound for a business that relies on the skill and ideas of its people to find and develop new drug candidates, which is vital for long-term growth in pharmaceuticals.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
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  • Front Office Sports reported Friday that Stars ownership is considering a site in Plano, Texas, approximately 20 miles from Dallas.
    Rob Rossi, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025
  • In traditional Chinese medicine, this spice is considered to have antiseptic and digestive benefits.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
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  • Leading up to the release of Showgirl, Swift kept fans guessing about the project through a number of methods.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Despite advances in technology, some people still believe myths about guessing the baby’s gender during pregnancy.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • Nearly every poll taken during the past six months has shown that a significant majority of Democrats believe that the United States should stop providing economic and military support for Israel.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Experts believe China’s role in tackling climate change is decisive.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • Nearly all 45,653 fans inside Citizens Bank Park figured Bryson Stott would bunt.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Stephen Ross may not be all that patient to let McDaniel figure things out on his own.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Reckon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reckon. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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