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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reckoned
Verb
  • Bregman estimated the Bregman Family Racing’s horses have won around 25-30 races over the years.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • When the car crosses the auction block on November 21, it is estimated to fetch between $15 million and $20 million.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This is thought to happen because the social transmission of stories acts like evolution.
    Hannah Little, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Still, some former security officials thought that the claims warranted a serious investigation.
    Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The political costs will be calculated in November’s midterm congressional elections, with Republicans facing increasing headwinds from the war’s unpopularity.
    Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Crypto data group CoinGlass calculated that $571 million was wiped off long positions in the overnight sell-off.
    Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Following the 2013 season — Joe Mauer’s final full year as a catcher before shifting to first base — the Twins have relied on a cavalcade of replacements, from Kurt Suzuki to Gary Sanchez to Ryan Jeffers to be their backstop.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • But almost no one was aware that so many birds relied on this land.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Potential Risks of Drinking Green Tea Green tea is generally considered safe and healthy when consumed in normal amounts, such as a few cups a day.
    Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Nearly one in five young people in Britain – 19% – have not even considered learning to drive because of the expense, according to a poll by the price comparison website.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 15 Sep. 2026
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  • So the team figured the right way to do it would be to put an atom into a superposition of paths, where one path sees the atom thrown upward and has gravity return it to its original location.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • That success has to be re-established this season, but head coach JJ Redick and his staff figured these teams out last season.
    Law Murray, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
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  • Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said Monday in a post on X that the Polish army recovered what was believed to be a Russian military drone from the Baltic Sea near the coastal village of Jaroslawiec.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • At issue is territory claimed by both that is believed to contain large, exploitable amounts of natural gas and other hydrocarbons.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
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  • The study also computed the pre-tax and after-tax returns for overlapping 30-year periods and found that the tax drag varied over time.
    Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Other planning engines run scenarios sequentially, in cycles measured in hours, which is why their AI can only report on what has already been computed rather than reasoning live, KetteQ said.
    Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026

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