as in calculated
to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations
were surprised by how much we had spent on the cruise after we had ciphered out the grand total
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In a marketplace where team values are often calculated by multiples of revenue, the bump could pad the bottom line—if Dolan were looking to sell.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026 -
His projections were calculated based on the 2025 tax year.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2026
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Risk is when the odds can be computed.—
Aditya Vikram Kashyap,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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From the in-flight data, the team computed apparent ice emission indices (ice crystals/kg) and nvPM EI for both fuels.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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The word also figured heavily in the Alien and Sedition Acts, a set of four 18th century laws that restricted citizenship, expanded the president’s authority to detain and deport foreigners, and criminalized dissenting speech.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Both her audition and her callback had fallen flat, but the company must have figured that casting an amateur from hard-luck Butte as Lucetta would make good press.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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“Ciphered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ciphered. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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