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as in assessment
the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something
that old chest isn't worth much by my reckoning, but an antiques dealer might think otherwise
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as in calculation
the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value
you forgot about the decimal point, so your reckoning was way off
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as in estimating
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 thinking
chiefly dialect
to have as an opinion
I reckon you must be new to these parts
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as in calculating
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 relying
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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as in considering
to think of in a particular way
he was reckoned among the great heroes of his time
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Recent Examples of reckoning
Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
The couple takes in a boarder, Herald Loomis, whose search for his missing wife draws the house into a reckoning with forces — both human and supernatural — that haunt everyone who is rooming there.
—Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 13 May 2026
Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
There are active legal fights over at least 17 voting maps or election systems for state and local governments that are now reckoning with the court's ruling, an NPR analysis of federal court records has found.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 18 May 2026
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Noun
Each pilgrim is drawn to Hyperion for a private reckoning with the Shrike, and their motivations reveal a spectrum of human concerns.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
The couple takes in a boarder, Herald Loomis, whose search for his missing wife draws the house into a reckoning with forces — both human and supernatural — that haunt everyone who is rooming there.
—Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 13 May 2026
Verb
Her debut novel, Tetra Nova, is a polyvocal text that moves between a mother’s exile from Saigon and a daughter’s reckoning in the American present.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
There are active legal fights over at least 17 voting maps or election systems for state and local governments that are now reckoning with the court's ruling, an NPR analysis of federal court records has found.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reckoning
Noun
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When a team drafted some linebacker from Appalachian State in the fifth round, Kiper could offer a torrent of assessment.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The study’s scope includes an optional component — triggered only if the initial assessment warrants it — that would produce a conceptual design and site plan for a potential eastern substation, including cost estimates.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
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Creative decisions will be replaced with financial calculations designed to maximize short-term cash generation rather than long-term franchise-building or artistic quality.—
Joseph M. Singer,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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Those patient deaths, which involve an external hospice agency but occur at MGB hospitals, aren’t officially counted in the mortality calculation.—
Jessica Bartlett — Boston Globe,
STAT,
21 May 2026
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Real-world error includes sources of error beyond sampling error, such as nonresponse bias, coverage error, late shifts among undecided voters and error in estimating the composition of the electorate.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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China, meanwhile, remains a key customer of Iranian oil, with some analysts estimating that Beijing accounts for up to 90% of Tehran's crude exports.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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Long-term stewardship, whether that’s building a brand, investing in people or thinking about legacy, becomes harder to prioritize when the focus is on what can be measured and delivered in the next quarter.—
Rebecca Brooks,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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What are you supposed to be thinking when your team is pushing toward the goal?—
Nicole Williams,
AJC.com,
18 May 2026
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Giuseppe Pappa took a mathematical approach to the celestial event, by photographing the moon, Venus and the gas giant Jupiter in the skies over Catania, Italy on May 19 before calculating the angles between them.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
20 May 2026
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But in February a team from Iceberg Quantum in Sydney, Australia, dramatically reduced that estimate, calculating that with careful optimization and error correction, hackers might need fewer than 100,000 qubits for the feat.—
Zeeya Merali,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
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SpaceX is relying on the fully reusable Starship to dramatically lower launch costs for its human spaceflight projects, Starlink internet satellites and plans for orbital data centers.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
19 May 2026
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You’re being called to communicate with intention rather than relying on avoidance and humor.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Powering the phone is a MediaTek Helio G99—this is a bit underpowered, even at this price point, but considering this is not meant to be a main phone, the silicon is serviceable.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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That didn’t sit well with many people, considering the havoc caused by the crash.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
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However, Bundibugyo has a lower death rate in recent outbreaks, at around 32% in a 2007 Uganda outbreak, and at about 34% in Congo's 2012 outbreak, according to CDC estimates.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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The estimate assumes the emission of one ton of carbon dioxide for every 28 grams of gold mined.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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“Reckoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reckoning. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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