accounted

past tense of account

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of accounted Doncic accounted for over half of LA's points including his assists and played 40 minutes, more than anyone else on the court. Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025 Gucci accounted for half the stores shuttered in the first nine months of the year. Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025 The smaller battery and the less powerful motor accounted for about 40% of the price cut, according to estimates from Sam Fiorani, vice president at research firm AutoForecast Solutions. Abhirup Roy, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025 Sports programming accounted for 33% of broadcast viewing overall in September, up from 11% in August. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025 Notre Dame averaged seven yards per rush and its tandem of backs accounted for three touchdowns, including Price’s kickoff return. The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 Payments to that company accounted for nearly two-thirds of the party’s expenses during the period. Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025 For comparison, parlays have accounted for more than 60% of sportsbook revenue and around 30% of handle in Maryland, Illinois and New Jersey this year. Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2025 That accounted for around 43% of Chinese UCO exports last year, according to the Department of Agriculture. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accounted
Verb
  • Both downtown Janesville and the city's south side are considered food deserts due to a lack of accessible grocery stores with affordable, fresh produce options.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The chance of precipitation is less than 20%, which is considered a slight chance.
    Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Amtrak, often regarded as an albatross around taxpayers’ necks, lost more—about $705 million—but serves more than 500 stops, including many that a private enterprise would never bother with and that a public one is obligated to serve.
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Maine backed Kamala Harris by around seven points in November 2024 and Collins is widely regarded as one of the most vulnerable Republican senators.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The goal was counted good on the ice, but it was quickly overturned on replay, which showed Voronkov using the back heel of his right skate to kick the puck into the net.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Although not counted as a turnover, the Boise State defense also easily stopped a Nevada fake field goal in the first quarter.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The day of her death Milwaukee police would be called three more times before Zettel took her last breath.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Before dawn on July 18, 1858, Carrington was suddenly called home.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • According to officials, Bovino is now viewed not as an exception but as the new standard for what is to come at ICE.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
  • For decades, scientists viewed cut marks on the fossils as signs that Indigenous Australians hunted large prey — possibly to the point of extinction.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Accounted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accounted. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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