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reckoning

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verb

present participle of reckon
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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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Recent Examples of reckoning
Noun
This is when a reckoning à la Liz Truss is likely to come to fruition, Wharton professor Joao Gomes previously told Fortune. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025 The bigger reckoning may come a year from now, Kerger said. David Bauder, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
This story talks about the younger Elite anglers being ready to silence the critics now that FFS won’t be in play during some of these events, while this story discusses how Elite series veterans that have been begging for FFS bans for years will finally have their moment of reckoning. Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025 What could have been a quiet, internalized role becomes, in Reinsve’s hands, a riveting portrait of a woman reckoning with identity. Clayton Davis, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reckoning
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reckoning
Noun
  • The deal, brokered after a standoff between state and county officials resulting from a disagreement over whether to raise assessments this year, means homeowners will see a nearly 7% increase above their 2024 property valuation.
    Madeline King, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • As large language models like OpenAI’s GPT-3 and GPT-4 exploded onto the scene, students and teaching assistants alike began questioning whether assessments ought to be handled differently.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Samsung did not specify how the two chips differ, but MediaTek says the 9400+ is built more specifically for AI applications and is 20% faster than the MediaTek 9400 at agentic AI calculations.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Some figures used in the calculation of values may be approximate.
    Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Every company should have a contingency plan estimating the cost and operational impact of remedies like unbundling services or forced data sharing.
    Kevan Yalowitz, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The center's aurora dashboard has an animation estimating what aurora visibility will be like for the next 30 minutes.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • He is known as a good, low-maintenance type and someone who spends time thinking about his own game.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Homicidal ideation involves thinking about or considering harming or killing other people.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Unlike navigating on a flat map using Euclidean geometry, aeronautical navigation requires solving complex problems by calculating position and plotting courses on a model of the Earth as an ellipsoid, or a sphere.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • His dark, calculating gaze takes ahold of me with all the intensity of a bolt of lightning striking me down from above.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As many tax practitioners predicted, the IRS is relying on new box codes to address new deductions, like the tip deduction.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The festival also adjusted as a result of losing big sponsors — Micron among them — and officially switched from three days to two, while relying on smaller businesses to fill funding gaps.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Now, the Heat are considering a reunion with a free agent former big man, according to Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun-Sentinel and Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The city of Fort Worth is considering changing land use rules for a handful of parcels to allow buildings up to 15 stories.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The sale far surpassed the sale estimate, which predicted the item would go for between $8,000 and $16,000.
    Angela Andaloro, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Citi cut its 2026 sales estimate for Nvidia by $12 billion and, in turn, its price target on the stock, directly citing Broadcom's comments last week about rising demand for its custom AI chip services.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Reckoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reckoning. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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