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 In a research note this week, Macquarie noted that chips, computer parts and power equipment accounted for about half of China’s export growth in the first half of the year. — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 July 2026 Fashion items accounted for the largest category during this time, followed by personal care (25 percent), electronics (23 percent), and other forms of media such as books and games (23 percent). — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 14 July 2026 General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sequoia Capital accounted for a combined total of 104 deals in the first half. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 14 July 2026 These movies, defined as feature-length films intended for broad initial exhibition in theaters, accounted for 98 percent of all box office revenue over the past four years, the lawsuit says. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026 But, state Department of Justice investigators said in last week’s report that neither explanation accounted for the racial disparities. — Bryant Furlow, ProPublica, 13 July 2026 Clean energy projects accounted for 93 percent of those project cancellations. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026 First-time buyers accounted for 40 percent of purchasers this spring, up from 36 percent a year ago, while Millennials and Gen Z collectors represented one-third of bidders and buyers, compared with 25 percent during the same period last year. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 7 July 2026 Mamdani said Tuesday no injuries have been reported and all construction workers have been accounted for. — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for accounted

Verb

Students should create profiles with headhunting firms to be considered for opportunities in both design and corporate verticals.

— Cami Fateh, Vogue, 15 July 2026
Tarrant County’s health inspections function on a 100-point scale, where a score of 100 is considered perfect and a score of 70 is considered extremely poor.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

Definition of considered

Verb

Even Advanced Placement examinations—formerly regarded as one of the strongest objective measures available—have become part of this debate.

— Scott White, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Despite primarily playing club football for Bayer Leverkusen at centre-back, Quansah is regarded as a right-back option by Tuchel.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of regarded

Verb

When a family receives SNAP, a student can be automatically counted as eligible for federal school meal funding through direct certification.

— Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
Analysts disagree about just how much should be counted when tracking Chinese investments abroad.

— Robert Ferris, CNBC, 13 July 2026

Definition of counted

Verb

Pitching was supposed to be the strength Heading into the season, pitching was viewed as the Marlins’ clearest strength before the staff was battered by injuries.

— Tyler M. Carmona July 15, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
There were also fears that younger generations viewed going to theaters as hopelessly outdated — a throwback to a time before thousands of movies and shows could be accessed on demand from home.

— Brent Lang, Variety, 15 July 2026