1
as in to estimate
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
tried to reckon the size of the crowd at the stadium
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2
as in to think
chiefly dialect
to have as an opinion
I reckon you must be new to these parts
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3
as in to calculate
to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations
reckoned the runner's pace by dividing her finishing time by the race distance
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as in to rely
to place reliance or trust
don't reckon on being provided with low-cost housing if you take a summer job there
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Recent Examples of reckon
Jessie’s storyline promises to be an emotional one as she is forced to reckon with some memories of the house, Emily and issues of abandonment.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 May 2026
But his idealized vision of a past paradise of social cohesion that late-stage capitalism destroyed doesn’t reckon with the snakes that were always there in this imaginary Eden, including a personal betrayal that’s close to home and only comes slithering out in a moment of drunken weakness.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
When confronted with a terrible turn of events, most people tend to do some mental reckoning around probabilities.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 22 May 2026
Panettiere said her goal was to share her experiences without turning the book into a public reckoning for others.
—Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 May 2026
But his idealized vision of a past paradise of social cohesion that late-stage capitalism destroyed doesn’t reckon with the snakes that were always there in this imaginary Eden, including a personal betrayal that’s close to home and only comes slithering out in a moment of drunken weakness.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
When confronted with a terrible turn of events, most people tend to do some mental reckoning around probabilities.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 22 May 2026
Panettiere said her goal was to share her experiences without turning the book into a public reckoning for others.
—Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reckon
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The agency has previously estimated the broader lunar base effort could cost around $20 billion.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
26 May 2026
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It's estimated that at least three historic buildings were destroyed and at the latest update, firefighters said that 18,379 acres of the rare vegetation on the island had burned.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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The chances of 3-star Mississippi tackle DJ Dotson choosing UGA are higher than most think.—
Jeff Sentell,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
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My daughter calls me a creative engineer, someone who spends her life creatively thinking about ways to provide live experiences that offer joy and beauty, or maybe more importantly, that challenge us to see things differently.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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This is essentially a way to calculate the lowest rate that workers will accept, and the highest rate consumers will accept.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Ask the vendor to show how a complex margin scenario is calculated, and what happens when the LLM produces an incorrect result.—
Raju Malhotra,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Officials described the discovery as a significant blow to criminal organizations that rely on underground smuggling routes to move narcotics and other contraband across the border.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Threewitt said the state's electric demand has shifted dramatically in the last decade, as residents rely more heavily on technology.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
2 June 2026
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The group considers how skilled members of Congress are at moving their agenda items forward.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Good ex-etiquette means considering how your decisions impact your co-parenting structure, not just your romantic relationship.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Some guessed Gadd's Donny became a stalker himself by the end of that Netflix miniseries.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 May 2026
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Competitive Wordle Score The Bot and I each get 1 point for guessing in three and zero for tying.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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In a hard-to-believe stat, Monte Vista scored 17 runs with just five RBIs.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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The team believes the approach could eventually support technologies like highly sensitive quantum sensors and other next-generation devices.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 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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Rather than merely a stylish shot of Charli, the photograph by Aidan Zamiri figures musician John Cale, fashion designer Marc Jacobs, and film director Martin Scorsese, three men who in some capacity epitomize their respective fields.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
1 June 2026
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“Reckon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reckon. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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