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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
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.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reckonings
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The sale of Isak, a deal The Athletic estimates has generated around £80million in accounting profit, has only helped their position further.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The company boasted results that pointed to Chili’s consistent traffic and sales performance, and also guided its fiscal year 2026 earnings per share estimates slightly above analysts’ expectations, according to FactSet.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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The way to avoid these limitations isn’t to abandon quantum field theory, but rather to go beyond the perturbative approach of Feynman diagrams, and to perform the full analytic calculations demanded by the underlying quantum field theory.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
5 Sep. 2025
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Russell and his colleagues did some calculations and found that solar flares could actually be over 100 million degrees Fahrenheit, and quite possibly hotter.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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The assessments were the first since the COVID-19 pandemic for eighth graders in science, and for 12th graders in reading and math.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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There’s a wide partisan split in views of big business – 17% of Democrats have a positive view, compared to 60% of Republicans – but Republicans’ assessments of big business have become more negative in the past few years.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 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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The only problem is, economists can’t quite figure out his maths.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
17 Aug. 2025
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Waterman said two appraisals can differ because appraisers use different methods, choose different comparable properties and apply their own professional judgment, all of which introduce variability.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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The appraisals come back at the same value.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Seating capacity figures are from team and stadium websites, as well as media reports.—
Michael Ozanian,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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The reason the figures are so low for 1992-93 and 1993-94 is that, as mentioned, the first two rounds in those seasons count as qualifying.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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All factor into Chelsea’s estimations as outsiders for the title.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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As discussed previously on Forbes, estimations show that between 25% and 35% of new luxury business can come from friends, peers or associates of existing clients who endorse your product.—
Matteo Atti,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The cancellation comes as part of a Pentagon review of officer personnel processes ranging from evaluations to promotions and command selection, among other career milestones.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Below is a brief background, along with my personal tasting notes and the IWSC’s evaluations on the two winners.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Reckonings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reckonings. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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