as in considered
decided on as a result of careful thought
took a calculated risk and got in on the ground floor of the new enterprise
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as in computed
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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as in estimated
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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as in planned
to work out the details of (something) in advance
calculated the best route to take to the coast
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as in intended
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 relied
to place reliance or trust
we know we can calculate on you following through, whatever the assignment
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Recent Examples of calculated
Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
Her look is very, very calculated.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
Musk, wearing a dark suit and tie, reiterated his claim from 2022 that there were more fake users and bots than the less than 5% estimate Twitter calculated in Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The shark appeared to be tracking the warmest available zone — a calculated response to a brutally cold environment.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
Her look is very, very calculated.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
El Paso, where SmartAsset calculated the effective value of the $100,000 salary at nearly $90,300, ranked third highest overall.
—Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
Musk, wearing a dark suit and tie, reiterated his claim from 2022 that there were more fake users and bots than the less than 5% estimate Twitter calculated in Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculated
Adjective
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Nussmeier considered entering last year’s draft but returned to LSU and had a nightmare season that ended with a November abdominal injury.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Credit scores, which impact people's ability and costs to borrow, typically range from 300 to 850, with around 670 and higher considered good.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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The event begins with a single ski jump in the morning where distance and style points are computed into a time advantage for the best jumper.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The event begins with a single ski jump in the morning, where distance and style points are computed into a time advantage for the best jumper.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
17 Feb. 2026
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Approximately 1,700 driver’s licenses and an unspecified number of birth certificates are estimated to be invalidated by the law, which went into effect February 26.—
David Williams,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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City records from November show police planned to install six more cameras and increase lighting.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Mar. 2026
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In 2012, Hezbollah planned and executed a suicide bombing on a bus in Burgas, Bulgaria, that was carrying Israeli tourists, killing six and injuring dozens more.—
Colin P. Clarke,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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The World Conference of Classics had all the signs of a typical political spectacle, intended to cultivate appreciation for Chinese culture abroad.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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The camp is intended for short-term stays before detainees are transferred or deported.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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His lawyer, Edward Swanson said that Jeff Carpoff told Lauer that everything would be ok, and that the lawyer had relied on that.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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Oppenheimer relied on past news stories about Blume, as well as a collection of her work and professional correspondences that are archived at Yale’s Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library and, probably most informatively, his own interviews with Blume and her friends and family.—
Whitney Friedlander,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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In critical areas such as lunar landers, the bill requires NASA to work with at least two commercial providers – a deliberate effort to avoid dependence on a single company.—
Svetla Ben-Itzhak,
Space.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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Texas is executing a deliberate strategy using modern incentives, a more predictable legal environment, and a significantly lower corporate tax burden.—
Steven Fulop,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Families sit beside hospital beds, hoping science has figured it out.—
Jason Collins,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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Nelson figured centrally into the first goal as well, stealing the puck back on the forecheck before combining with Makar to set up Valeri Nichushkin on the backdoor.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Calculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculated. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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