reckoned

past tense of reckon
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as in estimated
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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as in relied
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 reckoned But this season, the show has reckoned so much with this type of emotional fallout that the scenes are feeling a little redundant and drippy. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026 Social media was reckoned Lula’s Achilles’ Heel, with his own Workers’ Party accusing Meta’s platform Instagram of restricting the reach and sound of its posts, as well as Lula’s profile and visibility on search engines. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026 Told that Burkholder hadn’t gone over other options for Simmons beyond rehab, Reid reckoned there was no reason to fill in more. — Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026 The Democratic Party has reckoned in primary campaigns with a growing wing of democratic socialists. — Linley Sanders, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 The adaptation is reckoned to be the biggest-budget Greek period drama of all time, The Great Chimera was filmed at iconic locations in Athens including the Acropolis. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026 Most people reckoned Graham would continue serving into his dotage before his unexpected death in July of an aortic dissection. — Kathleen Parker, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 Although the carbon footprints of artists and audiences can obviously be measured separately and reckoned accordingly, both groups have to burn carbon in order to participate in social life. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026 The invalidated tariffs cost American households $1,000 each last year and $900 each this year, the nonprofit Tax Foundation reckoned. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reckoned
Verb
  • To date, it is estimated that some 400,000 people have already succumbed to starvation because of the drought and the fighting.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Anywhere from 100,000 to more than 200,000 people were estimated in attendance at the Sikh parade the past two previous years.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
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  • Chris Costagli, a vice president and food thought leader at NielsenIQ, said high gas prices have worsened Americans’ concerns about affordability, and that's dampening demand for Halloween treats.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Primetime director Lance Oppenheim thought of Lipnicki for his latest role while rewatching Jerry Maguire as a reference point for the new movie.
    — Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2026
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  • When injection began in 2008, engineers had calculated the site would have an 18-year capacity.
    — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The payment screen indicated that tips were calculated after tax and before discounts, according to the video.
    — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
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  • Netanyahu’s governing coalitions have long relied on ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties that have demanded these exemptions remain in place.
    — Giovanna Dell'Orto, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Bringing water to Jerusalem Before the aqueduct was built, the landlocked city of Jerusalem relied on the Gihon Spring and rainfall runoff for its entire water supply, Storchan said.
    — Michele Chabin, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
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  • Newsom is widely considered to be planning a presidential bid in 2028.
    — Andrew Graham October 27, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The first three often are considered the science prizes, and since their start in 1901, scientists in the United States have won 44% of those.
    — Mattanjah de Vries, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
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  • At the beginning of Fatherland, no one—not even the aged Mann, played here in a quietly extraordinary performance by Hanns Zischler—has figured that out.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Knowing Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos’ strong affinity for Bamford’s comedy, Apatow figured that would happen.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
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  • The court filing alleges that social media users believed that the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders actually made appearances at the My Chemical Romance concert, and that the circulation of videos was not accidental.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Traditional pan-frying took too long for travelers who wanted a quick meal, while Sanders believed deep-frying compromised the chicken’s quality.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026
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  • Since rates are computed by dividing the number of cases by the population at risk in a specified time period, then by definition, if the number of cases stays the same but the size of the denominator shrinks, the rates will be higher.
    — Nancy Krieger, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Every decision—what to recommend, what to rank, what to suppress—is computed for that one customer at that one moment.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Reckoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reckoned. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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