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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reckoned
Verb
  • Coulter estimated Thursday that the library system receives one request per year.
    Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026
  • One scientist estimated the Nepal-China flood wave roared down the first nearly 14 miles at a speed of 120 mph.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • Many of those thought to have been involved in Shakur’s fatal shooting have since died.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Kaleigh Theriault, beverage alcohol thought leader at NielsenIQ, told Food & Wine that the shift is already showing up in industry numbers.
    Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026
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  • Once the ratings period ends, the average score is calculated to determine the final ratings.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Those estimates are necessary to build financial aid packages, but the cost of living can change in the months between when the numbers are calculated and when students arrive on campus.
    Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • Instead, as is typical under state regulations, the inspector relied on safety and testing data provided by Six Flags that showed X2 had once again met safety standards adopted by the state.
    Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The family have relied on private security firms for protection in recent years.
    Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
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  • Options considered during the analysis included drilling holes in the existing piles and adding more steel inside, or widening the pile caps so more piles could be added on the outside.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Today, they’re considered indicators of healthy freshwater ecosystems, since the otters rely on clean water, plentiful fish and intact river habitat.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • Russell was told to move over for Antonelli on lap 65 as Mercedes figured the young championship leader had a better chance of beating Norris’ McLaren.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Cowing figured to be this season’s front-runner to replace Skyy Moore, who left in free agency for Green Bay.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
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  • Yields dipped and then rebounded in the wake of the Treasury buyback move, a signal that bond investors believed Bessent's moves were inadequate.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Schmitt believed that the respective hegemons of the Grossräume should dominate coercively if necessary.
    Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • 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
  • The new map is computed using the IQP eclipse computational method that accounts for an improved value for the eclipse solar radius as well as the exact shape of the moon and topography.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Reckoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reckoned. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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