1
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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2
as in thought
chiefly dialect
to have as an opinion
I reckon you must be new to these parts
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as in calculated
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 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
Every Arab country in the Middle East knows Iran, as never before, is a power to be reckoned with.
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Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Skubal reckoned with the highs and lows while also suffering what at first appeared to be an injury scare.
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Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
The war without has since compounded Iran’s war within, in ways that the world has hardly reckoned with.
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Laura Secor,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
And then there’s artificial intelligence, the variable nobody has fully reckoned with yet.
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John Kennedy,
VIBE.com,
9 June 2026
Most recently, late neoliberalism revived a central aspect of 1970s pluralism, retooled as representative diversity—once again under the pressure of political activism, which reckoned with decades of racially exclusionary collecting, exhibiting, and hiring practices at art institutions.
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Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
As of four more appearances Monday night, in fact, Caglianone was on track for 513 this season — one in which Picollo initially had reckoned 450 would be a good baseline.
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Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
Because consumers would have a little more left over to spend of their paychecks, a five-month suspension would increase federal deficits by $12 billion, BPC reckoned.
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Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
Just as her characters tussle with the frailties installed during their upbringings, Strout, the daughter of a schoolteacher mother and parasitologist father who was also a congregationalist deacon, has reckoned with her roots.
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Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
28 Apr. 2026
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Skubal reckoned with the highs and lows while also suffering what at first appeared to be an injury scare.
—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
The war without has since compounded Iran’s war within, in ways that the world has hardly reckoned with.
—
Laura Secor,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
And then there’s artificial intelligence, the variable nobody has fully reckoned with yet.
—
John Kennedy,
VIBE.com,
9 June 2026
Most recently, late neoliberalism revived a central aspect of 1970s pluralism, retooled as representative diversity—once again under the pressure of political activism, which reckoned with decades of racially exclusionary collecting, exhibiting, and hiring practices at art institutions.
—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
As of four more appearances Monday night, in fact, Caglianone was on track for 513 this season — one in which Picollo initially had reckoned 450 would be a good baseline.
—
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
Because consumers would have a little more left over to spend of their paychecks, a five-month suspension would increase federal deficits by $12 billion, BPC reckoned.
—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
Just as her characters tussle with the frailties installed during their upbringings, Strout, the daughter of a schoolteacher mother and parasitologist father who was also a congregationalist deacon, has reckoned with her roots.
—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reckoned
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The population of bears statewide is estimated to be about 19,000 and is managed through regulated hunting to reduce the risk of more frequent human-bear conflicts.
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India’s religious and spiritual economy was estimated at roughly $58 billion in 2025, and is projected to grow steadily over the next decade.
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Strategic storytelling and thought leadership amplify credibility, helping executive directors spend less time chasing support and more time advancing the mission.
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At last, Jones also thought, there was a chance to spotlight the dynamic between North Wales‘ working-class community and its aristocracy on the big screen, a corner of Britain’s social history that has long been sidelined.
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The weather service also cautions the heat index is calculated for shady areas only.
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Another issue with the heat index concerns the way that it’s calculated.
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The southpaw relied on his changeup to record 33 swings and seven whiffs, per Baseball Savant.
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Fewer taxpayers relied on the program compared to the IRS’s Streamlined Offshore Procedures.
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The court's 6-3 ruling, issued Tuesday, June 30, ensures that children born in the country are considered Americans.
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Legislators last year updated the law to clarify that even if businesses don’t communicate directly but use algorithmic pricing software that leads to them charging a common rate, that could still be considered price-fixing.
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Dee Hock is the only one who figured this before, and maybe an agent trained on his thoughts and on how to design a chaordic alliance of frenemies may be able to help the Open Standard team scale.
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Her best resource, Atkin figured, were the people who were closest to her.
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Williams says the man was the sole occupant of the residence and is believed to have been in the home illegally.
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Even those believed to be on the guest list appear to know very little.
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The approach uses the aspherical electron densities computed using quantum mechanics to arrive at accurate determinations of atomic positions.
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During inference, large language models store computed token relationships in this cache rather than recalculating them with every output.
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