1
as in figuring
to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations
the family has been calculating what a week at the beach resort would end up costing
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2
as in estimating
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
I calculate that this job will take another two days to finish
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as in planning
to work out the details of (something) in advance
calculated the best route to take to the coast
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as in intending
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
I calculate to run a marathon from start to finish—even if it kills me
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as in relying
to place reliance or trust
we know we can calculate on you following through, whatever the assignment
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as in shrewd
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as in cunning
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Recent Examples of calculating
Rebekah Frumkin, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2019
And experts believe that his intuitive style could throw the more calculating Caruana, who has faced time crunches already in this championship, off-balance.
—Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2018
Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
While working-class and immigrant communities hail these policies as overdue relief, higher earners are calculating their exit strategies.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
How Instacart Created This Ranking Instacart put together its ranking by calculating the total weight of popular candies sold on Instacart all throughout October 2024.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
Considering all the different types of concerts that take place, calculating the average ticket price is somewhat difficult.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
Many people don’t think of or are simply unaware of potential IRMAA Medicare surcharges when calculating taxes on a Roth conversion.
—James Brewer, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Others recommended calculating an exact percentage based on apartment size.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Both Google and Samsung provide sleep scores on their respective smartwatches, but Apple provides the clearest framework for calculating this metric.
—PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
Imagine calculating every possible way billions of Lego bricks could fit together – that’s the scale of complexity physicists face when evaluating the configurational integral.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
Even Alex becomes too entangled in her students’ dealings and ends up suffering at the hands of one of the more calculating boys.
—Rebekah Frumkin, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2019
And experts believe that his intuitive style could throw the more calculating Caruana, who has faced time crunches already in this championship, off-balance.
—Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2018
Adjective
His head was calculating and doing algebra instead of calculus.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
While working-class and immigrant communities hail these policies as overdue relief, higher earners are calculating their exit strategies.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
How Instacart Created This Ranking Instacart put together its ranking by calculating the total weight of popular candies sold on Instacart all throughout October 2024.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
Considering all the different types of concerts that take place, calculating the average ticket price is somewhat difficult.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
Many people don’t think of or are simply unaware of potential IRMAA Medicare surcharges when calculating taxes on a Roth conversion.
—James Brewer, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Others recommended calculating an exact percentage based on apartment size.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Both Google and Samsung provide sleep scores on their respective smartwatches, but Apple provides the clearest framework for calculating this metric.
—PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
Imagine calculating every possible way billions of Lego bricks could fit together – that’s the scale of complexity physicists face when evaluating the configurational integral.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculating
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Clarke, like Byfield, spent a couple of pro seasons figuring things out.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Royals tried playing him in left field in conjunction with fellow second baseman Michael Massey, figuring the two could split their time at both positions.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Sep. 2025
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In 2013, Nature Communications published a study estimating that, in the United States, cats kill somewhere between one and four billion birds each year, and perhaps five times as many small mammals.—
Rebecca van Laer
September 30,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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Most stowaways result in fatalities, with the Federal Aviation Administration estimating more than 76% end in deaths.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Fast food chain Cookout is planning to open at least 19 new restaurants.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Anyone planning to bring an exotic animal into Kentucky is required to have transportation permit.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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City Manager Sheryl Long recently proposed expanding a city ordinance that would designate the city's transit centers as exclusively for those intending on taking public transportation.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Oct. 2025
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In March, the couple decided to retire and purchased a home in Arizona, intending to make that their primary residence instead.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps some of the continuity upon which the Cavs are relying was forced by the franchise’s decisions in years past to sign all four of its core players to nine-figure contract extensions.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Autumn Planting in autumn allows the peony to grow fine root hairs and be ready for spring growth without relying on energy stored in the root to survive.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Little is known about Agnes, but she's portrayed as a sharp and shrewd matriarch by Dervla Kirwan in House of Guinness.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Don't miss these So many of the 2025 Milwaukee Brewers were acquired in shrewd trades.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Maigret must outwit some of Paris’s most cunning and violent criminals, while dealing with his own troubled past.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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These subsidies were cunning, part of a decades-long effort to keep alive the myths that offshore wind energy is nearly self-sufficient and generates increasingly inexpensive electricity.—
Craig Rucker,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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The work drew on major detector upgrades, accelerator innovations, and computing power from Berkeley Lab’s NERSC facility and Brookhaven’s data centers.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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These include chip design firm Arm, high-performance computing company Applied Digital, cloud services company Nebius Group, and biotech company Recursion Pharmaceuticals.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Calculating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculating. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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