as in to calculate
to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations
for the test we were required to compute the answers without using a calculator
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Recent Examples of compute
The executive blinks, not computing the correction.
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Ryan O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
Officials involved in the program describe the system as part of a broader push toward computing self-reliance.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
The costs of chips are rising as tech giants shell out billions on computing power.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile Alphabet’s stock jumped as its cloud computing unit reported strong growth, signaling that its AI investments are starting to pay off.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Ryan O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
Officials involved in the program describe the system as part of a broader push toward computing self-reliance.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
The costs of chips are rising as tech giants shell out billions on computing power.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile Alphabet’s stock jumped as its cloud computing unit reported strong growth, signaling that its AI investments are starting to pay off.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compute
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Redford sought to play the Bob Woodward character as reserved and calculating, while Hoffman, as Carl Bernstein, was manic and chain-smoking.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
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That night, Paige downloaded an app to calculate her due date.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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People were always trying to figure her out, to root around into her background in an attempt to explain her appeal.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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This figures to be a challenging season for the Dolphins with so much dead money clogging the books.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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“Compute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compute. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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