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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 this numinous world, visitors come by for death bed reckonings, and the CEO will have many scores to settle.
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Emma Alpern, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
Parties double as social reckonings and scenes for major turning points—places where power shifts, deals are struck, and revolutions are born.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 29 Dec. 2025
From shocking acts of violence to courtroom reckonings that captivated the public, 2025 brought a series of crime stories that gripped the nation’s attention.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
As the night fills with surreal visitors and unsettling reckonings, the book becomes a haunting exploration of power, legacy, and whether a life well-lived can truly be beyond judgment.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
Other denominations have faced reckonings and made changes.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Other Christian denominations are undergoing similar reckonings.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 29 Oct. 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
Emma Alpern, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
Parties double as social reckonings and scenes for major turning points—places where power shifts, deals are struck, and revolutions are born.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 29 Dec. 2025
From shocking acts of violence to courtroom reckonings that captivated the public, 2025 brought a series of crime stories that gripped the nation’s attention.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
As the night fills with surreal visitors and unsettling reckonings, the book becomes a haunting exploration of power, legacy, and whether a life well-lived can truly be beyond judgment.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
Other denominations have faced reckonings and made changes.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Other Christian denominations are undergoing similar reckonings.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 29 Oct. 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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Factored into the estimates are troop deployments to Chicago, Memphis, Portland, as well as Los Angeles in June, when protesters took to the streets in response to a blitz of immigration arrests.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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March quarter revenue is expected to increase 13% to 16% versus the year-ago period, a stronger forecast relative to estimates of about 10%.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Fernando is looking to eventually publish a catalog of seismically tracked, entering space objects, while improving future calculations by factoring in the wind’s effect on falling debris.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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For 2025 returns filed in 2026, there are standard deduction increases that could affect the calculations the IRS makes when reviewing your disposable income for installment agreements or offers in compromise.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The organization tends to do well on independent quality assessments.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Under Canadian federal law, export permits can only be issued if a transfer is in the animals' best interests and would require medical assessments of every whale and dolphin.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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Lowering global barriers for advanced maths The company says its Math-V2 model achieved gold-level scores on problems from both this year’s International Mathematical Olympiad and the 2024 Chinese Mathematical Olympiad.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Nov. 2025
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By posing real-life examples of conundrums faced by traders, Fibonacci brought maths to life.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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Their nervous systems, approach to cognitive appraisals and relationship strategies work together in ways that reduce threat, increase clarity and preserve connection, even when a conversation is exceptionally hard.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Among Palestinians, appraisals are more nuanced.—
Andrew Carey,
CNN Money,
18 Jan. 2026
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But a new twist in the company’s estimations of the total number of people watching television by medium is likely to result in a bigger cable audience overall.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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Since the workout was a walkthrough, the injury statuses are participation estimations.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Dec. 2025
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In fully autonomous evaluations, the system completes extended locomotion and manipulation behaviors without teleoperation or resets.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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With the Yankees not seeing eye-to-eye with evaluations and investments that were originally made under Rowland’s watch, a few other deals have fallen through.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Reckonings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reckonings. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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