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as in estimates
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 calculations
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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Recent Examples of reckonings
Part of the enduring appeal of the Alien series is, yes, there’s the Xenomorph and blood and guts, but what sits at the heart of a lot of these entries are these philosophical and often anti-capitalist reckonings about who or what is worth more than something else.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
In many cases, the revelations of his work have led to governmental reckonings and legal ramifications, yet Hersh, now 88 and surrounded by boxes of files from decades of tireless work, sees himself not as a crusader but as a citizen just doing his job.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
In many cases, the revelations of his work have led to governmental reckonings and legal ramifications, yet Hersh, now 88 and surrounded by boxes of files from decades of tireless work, sees himself not as a crusader but as a citizen just doing his job.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reckonings
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Boomers are closest to retirement, yet many still rely on rough estimates or Social Security projections rather than a clear plan.—
Hillary Stalker,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025
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Transmission lines like the ones that are thought to be linked to the start of the Eaton fire faulted more than 50 times in the LA region and distribution lines faulted more than 200 times, according to estimates from Whisker Labs.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Department of Revenue hasn’t done any calculations about how the state would or could adjust to shortfalls and changes due to federal cuts, a spokesperson said.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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The physicist’s calculations indicate the latter scenario is likely.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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The auditors chose to look into how CBP inspects returning cruise passengers following recent years’ assessments from CBP field offices that cited a growing threat of drug contraband smuggling by way of cruises.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Oct. 2025
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Vicki Miller was given an 80-day jail sentence, with 60 days suspended, placed on probation for four years in which she's required to avoid drugs and alcohol and complete mental health assessments, and ordered to complete an animal rehabilitation program.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Oct. 2025
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Make daily physical activity as routine as maths and reading.—
William Warr,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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Replicating those buffers of points in the bag before the turn of the year would put Leeds ahead of the maths and perhaps turn their springtime fixtures into a matter of consolidation rather than a scramble for survival.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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Yes, that’s too low, as appraisals often are, especially for people hoping to keep taxes low.—
Asia Alexander,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Woolard in 2006 was indicted for conspiring with a Kansas City charter school president in a mortgage and investment fraud scheme that used fake loan documents, inflated appraisals and a sham housing project to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from investors.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
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This marked a slight increase on figures from August, during which time Moscow claimed to have downed 2,786 Ukrainian drones at an average rate of nearly 90 per day.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Dylan Cease, the talented but mercurial right-hander, will take the mound Wednesday afternoon with what figures to be a short leash.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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And to capture the nuances of the Earth system, Stevens advocates cutting out as many estimations as possible and attempting to use physics all the way down.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Researchers distributed email surveys to 80,000 licensed hunters and another 80,000 landowners in the subject states, and over 1,200 active conservation officers were also surveyed in an effort to get a comprehensive view of attitudes about and estimations of the prevalence of poaching.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
11 Sep. 2025
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The pressure is on Minasian and his scouting group to make shrewd additions to that list of invitees while also making good evaluations of their internal solutions.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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One 2018 report by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General found that the Nakamoto Group’s inspection reports misrepresented the work done for their evaluations, and that the facilities’ conditions did not match what government inspectors observed during their own visits.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Reckonings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reckonings. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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