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 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 Ursone reckoned that the distinct rites and language of their marine tribe would, to polite society, resemble hieroglyphics. — Jasper Craven, New Yorker, 24 July 2026 And the guy who loved John Wayne movies and came to do a fine imitation reckoned his should be in that spirit. — Vahe Gregorian july 5, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026 Every Arab country in the Middle East knows Iran, as never before, is a power to be reckoned with. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reckoned
Verb
  • The cyclists cross the state, generating an economic impact estimated at $25 million.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2026
  • To build something more permanent, would be expensive — about $650,000, the library estimated.
    — Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • 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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  • Miller’s calculated the percentage chance that all 35 seats in play will go blue or red virtually in real time.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • But underneath what seems promising, the beginnings of empathy and maybe healing, there’s something performative and calculated in this fast bond.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Traditional mobile satellite services have often relied on specialized equipment, including satellite phones.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Jones has opted for direct contributions, while Matsui relied on loans.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Commonly considered one of the world’s worst invasive species, the green crab has successfully invaded every continent except Antarctica.
    — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • However, the probability of serious adverse health effects is still considered low.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
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  • Murphy figured the Irish needed to win or tie just about every inning.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • But nobody figured that the back end of the Dodgers’ rotation would suffer the same fate as the lineup.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
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  • Fixes for what are believed to be uncommonly severe vulnerabilities are scheduled to drop in a little more than 12 hours for PHP, a programming language that powers websites and Web applications everywhere.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Mustapha initially believed the film would be driven by its ideas about masculinity, only to discover in the edit that their friendship had become its emotional throughline.
    — Essie Assibu, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • 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 25 Oct. 2026.

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