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 All American forces in Jordan are accounted for, the official said. — Gordon Lubold, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026 Jihadist groups — often guided or inspired by networks outside Europe — were behind 24 of the attacks and accounted for more than 70% of the arrests. — Lorne Cook, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 Zara accounted for 20,832 listings, while Asos had 13,780, Princess Polly had 12,528 and Boohoo had 11,360. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026 Higher gasoline prices accounted for about $55 billion of that amount, while diesel accounted for the remaining $45 billion. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 Hejny accounted for 253 total yards and threw five touchdowns in a double-digit win over Wyoming. — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026 Women accounted for 98% of the 162,000 jobs the US added in August, an unprecedented figure that could point to broader labor market shifts. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 6 Sep. 2026 Oil prices remain high as the Iran war has curtailed traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, which once accounted for about 20% of the world’s oil shipments. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 For streaming, women comprised 44 percent of major characters in 2025-26, down from 49 percent in 2024-25, and on broadcast, females accounted for 46 percent of major characters, down slightly from 47 percent in 2024-25. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for accounted

Verb

Things like remaining schedule and other factors are considered, along with the team itself.

— Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The average age of those planes is 30 years, not considered much older than the average age of Amazon’s entire fleet, which is nearly 27 years.

— Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of considered

Verb

Published posthumously in 2013, the subsequent Work and Structure became a literary phenomenon in Germany and is now regarded as one of the defining works of contemporary German literature.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
Detractors will undoubtedly argue that his peak 2023-24 season, having joined in 2021, is now regarded as the exception rather than the rule across five years in which Bailey could not consistently reach the heights his talent had promised.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of regarded

Verb

Only transfers completed while both teams were simultaneously in the Premier League are included, with loans also counted.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
By the turn of the twentieth century, the area counted some forty maisons du cheval, including riding schools and makers of saddles, harnesses, and carriages.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of counted

Verb

After a 3-2 called third strike with two out to Conine in the ninth was overturned on the ABS review, Zeferjahn retired Otto Lopez on a flyout to right.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
One of the flight crew had attempted to calm the situation before that point, the witnesses said, but Lundeen allegedly called her a racial slur and started making homophobic comments.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of called

Verb

While Google's position in AI is viewed as tenuous by some market experts, the ad business keeps on humming along, growing 14% in the latest quarter.

— MacKenzie Sigalos,Drew Troast, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Grose said any messaging of socialism or communism in the race stands to benefit Matsui, who will be viewed as the more moderate option despite a long career in alignment with the Democratic Party.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026