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Recent Examples of accounted
But running an unexpected special election tests the strength of these traditions, requiring election officials to recruit creatively – and fast – because the arrangements aren’t already accounted for in existing contracts.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
To address this credibility question and establish trust, the impact of uncertainty must be accounted for.
—Eric Siegel, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The commission found the drop box acceptable as officials properly secured the box to the ground throughout its use and there were no allegations that ballots deposited in the drop box were not properly accounted for and processed on Election Day.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The rushing attack accounted for 309 yards on the ground, including Jordan Waymond’s 167 yards.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Of those, acts of fraud targeting people over the age of 60 accounted for nearly $5 billion, a 32% increase over the previous year.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
On programs with exclusively male creators, women accounted for 20% of directors, 20% of writers and 20% of editors.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Liverpool’s data shows that academy products (defined as players who represented the club at youth level) accounted for 18 per cent of the total league minutes played under Arne Slot in last season’s Premier League’s title triumph.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Beyond that, the media company said that 90% of its non-Super Bowl NFL inventory for this season, which includes the 20th consecutive season of Sunday Night Football on NBC, is also accounted for.
—Kelsey Sutton, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
To address this credibility question and establish trust, the impact of uncertainty must be accounted for.
—Eric Siegel, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The commission found the drop box acceptable as officials properly secured the box to the ground throughout its use and there were no allegations that ballots deposited in the drop box were not properly accounted for and processed on Election Day.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The rushing attack accounted for 309 yards on the ground, including Jordan Waymond’s 167 yards.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Of those, acts of fraud targeting people over the age of 60 accounted for nearly $5 billion, a 32% increase over the previous year.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
On programs with exclusively male creators, women accounted for 20% of directors, 20% of writers and 20% of editors.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Liverpool’s data shows that academy products (defined as players who represented the club at youth level) accounted for 18 per cent of the total league minutes played under Arne Slot in last season’s Premier League’s title triumph.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Beyond that, the media company said that 90% of its non-Super Bowl NFL inventory for this season, which includes the 20th consecutive season of Sunday Night Football on NBC, is also accounted for.
—Kelsey Sutton, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accounted
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As a junior at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and vice chair of the Utah Federation of College Republicans, Beesley considered Kirk a hero.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The century-old competition, held every four years, is considered as prestigious as a Michelin star—and many award-winning chefs have earned both.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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The contentious issue, which was regarded as a momentous turning point when it was adopted by the European Union in 2023, has been a hot topic at the IAA Mobility auto show in Munich this week.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Second, the survey results reveal that transfer pricing arrangements continue to be regarded as the most complex aspect of corporate taxation.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Mets, under David Stearns, went big on bullpen help and counted on their farm system to plug a fragile rotation.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Sadoff was one of 1,068 people the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust counted on the streets that night during its August Homeless Census, a biannual tally of the county’s homeless population.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Now, in The Pitt, his character is mentoring other young doctors—so much so that the estate of ER creator Michael Crichton has called The Pitt an ER-spinoff.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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A week after suffering a gut-punch loss to Nevada in Reno when two winning touchdowns were called back in the final moment and a tying field goal with seconds to play just missed, Sac State shook off early jitters to unleash a balanced offense in improving to 1-2.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The made for television film was groundbreaking at the time and is widely viewed as one of the first nuanced portrayals of a gay parent on TV.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Politicians from high-tax states viewed the provisions as a direct attack on their constituents.—
Joseph Thorndike,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Accounted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accounted. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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