1
as in to compute
to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations
the family has been calculating what a week at the beach resort would end up costing
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2
as in to estimate
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
I calculate that this job will take another two days to finish
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3
as in to prepare
to work out the details of (something) in advance
calculated the best route to take to the coast
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4
as in to intend
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
I calculate to run a marathon from start to finish—even if it kills me
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as in to rely
to place reliance or trust
we know we can calculate on you following through, whatever the assignment
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Recent Examples of calculate
Of course, some investors may take issue with the adjustments that a company relies on to calculate adjusted earnings.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
How Instacart Created This Ranking Instacart put together its ranking by calculating the total weight of popular candies sold on Instacart all throughout October 2024.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
For instance, analyzing two large sugar plantations in Saint Domingue during the last quarter of the eighteenth century, Gabriel Debien calculated a rate of return of about 12 percent.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Considering all the different types of concerts that take place, calculating the average ticket price is somewhat difficult.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
How Instacart Created This Ranking Instacart put together its ranking by calculating the total weight of popular candies sold on Instacart all throughout October 2024.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
For instance, analyzing two large sugar plantations in Saint Domingue during the last quarter of the eighteenth century, Gabriel Debien calculated a rate of return of about 12 percent.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Considering all the different types of concerts that take place, calculating the average ticket price is somewhat difficult.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
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Goolsbee said the reports will come from 11 different data sets that will compute a jobless rate projection as well as estimates for layoffs and other separations and a rate of hiring unemployed workers.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
23 Sep. 2025
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Creating a connected map of the entire World Wide Web with indexes for every word took a lot of computing power.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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The recent budget reconciliation bill—with significant changes to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act insurance coverage—is estimated to result in 16 million more uninsured people within 10 years, including many of reproductive age.—
Mimi Zieman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The nonprofit is counting on government support through Medi-Cal to cover the detox program’s estimated $2 million annual operating cost.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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To prepare for Dublin, beyond the constant stream of e-mails and phone calls, multiple Vikings staffers took an advance trip in June.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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And be prepared to strap into your breezy ripped jeans for the foreseeable.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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Nickelodeon features an annual SpongeBob altcast, complete with animations intended to appeal to young children or families watching together.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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These characteristics are crucial for a power source intended to provide reliable, on-demand electricity at a competitive price.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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Poor weather and battlefield obscurants continue to endanger warfighters as adversaries rely on these conditions to escape attacks.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Don’t rely on ballpark guesses in place of a real CMA.—
Mary Beth Eastman,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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In the end, no matter who tries to establish the terms of engagement, this Ryder Cup figures to be the biggest, loudest, most tumultuous golf tournament ever played.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Investigating clues and figuring it out like a kind of whodunnit was completely the wrong path.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
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Her patience is tested when Cliff obnoxiously tries to guess the name of her daughter — Dominique?—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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How To Play Wordle Wordle is a daily word puzzle game where your goal is to guess a hidden five-letter word in six tries or fewer.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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That would all total over 102 million metric tons of annual capacity by 2030 if all goes as planned, Sabel said.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
25 Sep. 2025
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Now, the organization’s Public Buildings Service, which had the most layoffs, is planning to reorganize beginning next month based on program rather than geography.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Calculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculate. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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