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
But in 2025, as the world continues to reckon with racial justice, a different kind of liberation is finding its way into the conversation: cannabis reform.
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Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
As the nation commemorates Juneteenth, many Black communities are reckoning with more than maintaining historical freedoms.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Today, as America reckons with its historical and contemporary racial injustices, Juneteenth serves as a poignant reminder of how easily freedoms can be compromised.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
What Kind of Paradise was my way of reckoning with the Internet boosterism of that era and the fallout of all of our blind optimism.
—Janelle Brown
june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
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Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
As the nation commemorates Juneteenth, many Black communities are reckoning with more than maintaining historical freedoms.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Today, as America reckons with its historical and contemporary racial injustices, Juneteenth serves as a poignant reminder of how easily freedoms can be compromised.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
What Kind of Paradise was my way of reckoning with the Internet boosterism of that era and the fallout of all of our blind optimism.
—Janelle Brown
june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reckon
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Prosecutors, however, estimated the loss to businesses and homeowners at about $35 million.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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Forbes estimates Leener’s sponsorships for F1 have brought in at least $40 million, covering a significant part of a production budget that may be as high as $300 million.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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And there are some who have been thinking that pretty well describes opening a Mexican restaurant on Kavanaugh Boulevard in Little Rock’s Pulaski Heights, along a strip in which there are already two similar establishments (Heights Taco & Tamale and Baja Grill).—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
25 June 2025
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While the unified front welcoming Trump to The Hague may prioritize maintaining the NATO alliance, 23 of the 32 member countries have reached the 2% of GDP spending threshold—and experts think some will reach 5% by or before 2035.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
25 June 2025
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Public fortunes were calculated based on stock prices and exchange rates as on June 13.—
Phisanu Phromchanya,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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That’s partly because the budget wasn’t released, and because DeSantis — who has seen the state budget balloon by 26% on his watch — used some creative accounting to calculate the total.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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The government’s investigation largely relied on a campus antisemitism study commissioned by Harvard and released in April.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
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For centuries, explorers relied on such vantage points to map their surroundings.—
Ben Verghese,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Some consider Olean to be in the upper most region of Appalachia, a Rustbelt stereotype that— since 1974, the year of the shooting, has seen its population dwindle from 18,600 to 14,000.—
Sally Ventura
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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There’s also the unique geopolitical role of Qatar to consider.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
Verb
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Instead of guessing or fabricating, the AI pulls directly from the current internal grievance protocol.—
Sagar Gupta,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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My personal favorite is Fishbowl, where players work to have teammates guess words, phrases, or characters written on slips of paper over three rounds.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
21 June 2025
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Emerging markets like the Middle East offer high growth and less competition, Zhu believes.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Some Republicans believe that individuals affiliated with TdA have taken advantage of the Biden-Harris administration's border policies and parole programs to enter the United States.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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This year’s snub doesn’t figure to start a trend, however, as incoming freshman guard Darryn Peterson is ESPN.com’s early choice to be selected No. 1 overall in June 2026.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2025
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Walker Buehler has spent weeks now trying to figure things out.—
Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
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“Reckon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reckon. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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