accounted

past tense of account

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of accounted Those registered with a third party accounted for just over 4,000 early votes and nearly 23,000 have cast mail ballots. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 In 2022, Republicans accounted for about 32% of North Carolina’s early vote to Democrats’ 38% and unaffiliated voters’ 30%. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026 The Chinese chipmaker accounted for 10% of global DRAM revenue in the third quarter of 2026, up from 5% a year earlier, according to Counterpoint Research's data last month. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026 Traffic remains a concern Council members questioned how much traffic would use each entrance and whether the analysis adequately accounted for trips by parents driving children to school. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Quarterback Will Burns accounted for four total touchdowns and Floyd Chalk ran for a career-high 212 yards and Southern Utah used the second half to overpower UC Davis 38-17 on Saturday. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026 Tourists accounted for 60 percent of total sales, according to the report. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026 The simulation accounted for the real motors’ limited strength and speed, as well as the play in their gears, so the robot learned moves its body could actually pull off in real life. — New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026 Teenagers accounted for more than half of the team’s 12 goals, with Cavan Sullivan, Julian Hall and Justin Ellis among the young standouts. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accounted
Verb
  • Commonly considered one of the world’s worst invasive species, the green crab has successfully invaded every continent except Antarctica.
    — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • However, the probability of serious adverse health effects is still considered low.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Celebrated as masterpieces today, at the time they were regarded as the unpolished works of a depressed, crazy man and commercially worthless.
    — Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The signing is regarded among the worst in franchise history, though the Braves have at least saved a sizable chunk of the cash because of his suspensions.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The facts, however, are altogether against any such conclusion, for quite recently no less than 50 artificial butter factories were counted in this city, and large quantities of artificial butter are sold to the customer as genuine butter.
    — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • But their ballot is provisional, and it is not supposed to be counted until the voter is verified by state officials.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In 1921, a small Japanese company called Shimano began making bicycle freewheels in Osaka.
    — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • There are also plans afoot by the French defense procurement agency (DGA) called SNA3G, which are preliminary plans for an eventual replacement of the Suffren-class in the future.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Still, Saudi Arabia has viewed attendance at the event, and general support for the Gulf during turbulent times, as a loyalty test for global business leaders.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • When viewed against the broader micro-mobility sector, the XPress Lite represents a serious challenge to competitors like Ride1Up and Aventon.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026

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“Accounted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accounted. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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