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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
Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
Wole’s infidelity is an important inciting incident, but this moment of personal reckoning was inevitable.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2025
In a generation still reckoning with the legacy of conflict, their story unfolds as a true underdog journey driven by grit, resilience, and the hope of carving a future on a track built from the past.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Ringgold filled hers with protest and celebration; Riley charges hers with private reckoning.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
Wole’s infidelity is an important inciting incident, but this moment of personal reckoning was inevitable.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
The photographs at issue showed a group of agents taking the knee during one of the demonstrations following the May 2020 killing of Floyd, a death that led to a national reckoning over policing and racial injustice and sparked widespread anger after millions of people saw video of the arrest.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2025
In a generation still reckoning with the legacy of conflict, their story unfolds as a true underdog journey driven by grit, resilience, and the hope of carving a future on a track built from the past.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reckoning
Noun
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According to figures from a housing assessment released this April, the median house value in Fayetteville has grown 275% in the last two decades, and the median gross rent has increased 78%.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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Yet once someone had suggested the inherent instability in a relationship between writers, there seemed to be no way to defuse the assessment.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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This method gave the group a rough estimate of the entire world population without having to resort to complicated calculation methods such as integrals.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
2 Oct. 2025
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The physicist’s calculations indicate the latter scenario is likely.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In 2013, Nature Communications published a study estimating that, in the United States, cats kill somewhere between one and four billion birds each year, and perhaps five times as many small mammals.—
Rebecca van Laer
September 30,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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Most stowaways result in fatalities, with the Federal Aviation Administration estimating more than 76% end in deaths.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Who could blame them for thinking that, if that was the case?—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Once defined by school bus-sized behemoths, the class has evolved to include vehicles that combine plush comfort, forward-thinking tech, and top-notch performance into a single convenient package.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
2 Oct. 2025
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His head was calculating and doing algebra instead of calculus.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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While working-class and immigrant communities hail these policies as overdue relief, higher earners are calculating their exit strategies.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Perhaps some of the continuity upon which the Cavs are relying was forced by the franchise’s decisions in years past to sign all four of its core players to nine-figure contract extensions.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Autumn Planting in autumn allows the peony to grow fine root hairs and be ready for spring growth without relying on energy stored in the root to survive.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Oct. 2025
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And considering Maye’s 17 sacks this season — already half his total from 2024 — McDaniels had plenty of reasons to justify a conservative approach.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Panelist Alex Minard, NCTA’s vice president and lead legislative counsel, said 24 states are considering legislation to address this problem.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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Here’s the good news before diving into the bad, and that’s this movie at a net $50M production cost with tax credits from Vancouver and New Mexico won’t lose much, estimates being in the $10M-$15M range.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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Still, critics say the sheer number of clinics — some estimates put it at 5,000 in Istanbul alone — makes enforcement difficult.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Reckoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reckoning. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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