Thesaurus results for ACCOUNTED

accounted

verb

past tense of account

as in considered

to think of in a particular way account themselves lucky to be alive

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Recent Examples of accounted The bank said last month that public money accounted for about a quarter of its deposits. — Emilio Sanabria, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026 According to a report from the Miami Association of Realtors, foreign buyers accounted for half of South Florida’s new construction condo purchases during an 18-month period that ended in July 2025. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026 Kamet Steel, in the industrial city of Kamianske, accounted for more than a quarter of Ukraine’s steel output in 2025. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026 Last month, Ueno’s president, Juan Manuel Gustale, said public money accounted for about a quarter of the bank’s deposits. — Jorge Saenz, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026 For starters, there is a risk over what the party does to win voters back or retain those largely rural areas, where official data shows that these countryside towns accounted for nearly 60% of the country’s poor in 2023. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026 Over those two years, protein accounted for about 95% of the increase in average food-at-home spending. — Julia Fanzeres, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026 Commitments to replace virgin down with recycled or animal-free alternatives accounted for 85 percent of the reduction commitments identified. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 Younger categories like red light therapy, infrared saunas and PEMF devices accounted for 86% of its sales in 2025, up from 18% in 2022. — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Its Second District is considered a battleground region, with former state secretary of state Matthew Dunlap, a Democrat, still locked in a tight race against Republican former governor Paul LePage as of publication time.

— Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 4 Nov. 2026
The contest to represent the northwestern Ohio district anchored by Toledo was considered by the Cook Political Report to be a toss-up before the election prognosticator changed its rating to Leans Democrat a week before Election Day.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of considered

Verb

Cárdenas played a pivotal role in Mexico's democratization, beginning with his first presidential bid in 1988, which ended in a defeat widely regarded as the result of widespread electoral fraud.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
Following the advice of the sage Vasishtha, Rama formally renounces Lakshmana, an act regarded as equivalent to death for a righteous person.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of regarded

Verb

Federal officials contend the voters’ citizenship must be verified before their ballots are counted and requested that the ballots be set aside.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026
The administration, for its part, said segregating the ballots was a modest request that would eventually allow legal votes to still be counted.

— Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of counted

Verb

Steven’s last-minute decision promises to shake up a race that is widely viewed as crucial to Republicans’ hopes of retaining control of the upper chamber.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Both of Bisignano’s emails prompted online complaints from people who viewed them as blatantly political messages from agencies that are supposed to be nonpartisan.

— Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026