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

But at his Jackson Hole speech on August 28, Warsh dropped the ambiguity, walking through what UBS economists counted as 20 separate hawkish observations.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
Historically, immigration officers counted only cash benefits, such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or Supplemental Security Income from Social Security, in their evaluations.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 14 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

Cincinnati viewed the move from safety Geno Stone, one of the worst tacklers in the NFL, to Cook, one of the best, as one of the most impactful changes to the defense’s entire attitude.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Although layoffs are often seen as a sign of slowing growth or financial trouble, tech company layoffs have recently been viewed positively in some cases as AI is increasingly helping companies get more out of every worker.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026