as in considered
decided on as a result of careful thought
took a calculated risk and got in on the ground floor of the new enterprise
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as in computed
to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations
the family has been calculating what a week at the beach resort would end up costing
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as in estimated
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
I calculate that this job will take another two days to finish
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as in planned
to work out the details of (something) in advance
calculated the best route to take to the coast
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as in intended
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
I calculate to run a marathon from start to finish—even if it kills me
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as in relied
to place reliance or trust
we know we can calculate on you following through, whatever the assignment
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Recent Examples of calculated
Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 4 Jan. 2025
Too many organizations default to a strategy of extreme caution, doubling down on protecting their core operations while avoiding calculated risks on the periphery.
—Bymargie Warrell, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
His lawyers calculated that people featured on the show were paid about seven dollars an hour, less than half of the minimum wage in California, where part of the show is filmed.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Prosecutors described the murders as calculated and cold-blooded and said Erik and Lyle killed their parents for financial gain.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 4 Jan. 2025
Too many organizations default to a strategy of extreme caution, doubling down on protecting their core operations while avoiding calculated risks on the periphery.
—Bymargie Warrell, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
Publishing Managers are single points of contact throughout the journey, providing a degree of accountability, consistency, and empathy that helped Scribe Media’s services stand out in a cold, calculated, and controlling industry.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
His lawyers calculated that people featured on the show were paid about seven dollars an hour, less than half of the minimum wage in California, where part of the show is filmed.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Read more Dua and Callum’s Couple Style Is, Like Them, Hot Turner’s low-key but considered looks are the perfect backdrop to his girlfriend’s more mercurial wardrobe.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
27 Dec. 2024
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Working from Jeff Nathanson’s screenplay, Jenkins tries to allay a clunky narrative with his intimate and considered style.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Dec. 2024
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Zimmerman estimated that Missourians will place their first sports wagers in the state by mid- to late summer.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2025
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Today his net worth is estimated to be $3 billion.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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Cowling, Serrano and Larsen planned the skit in which Serrano set Larsen on fire, according to prosecutors.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
8 Jan. 2025
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The inauguration of the president-elect will now go on as planned.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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Seinfeld was clearly teasing, but sure enough, several headlines reported it as gospel with perhaps a mention three paragraphs in that it was intended to be humorous.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2025
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The idea of Ariana Grande being enough of an expert on gay slang to educate Yeoh is patently hilarious, but not in the way that the Golden Globes writers likely intended.—
James Factora,
Them,
6 Jan. 2025
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The litigation Jerry’s lawyer, Luke Widener, said the workers relied on management to warn them of dangers outside because the factory had few windows.—
Travis Loller,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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And so much of the first season relied on the novel horror of watching the barbaric, exploitative Squid Game play out, hoping that protagonist Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) could hold onto his humanity in the face of it all.—
Kayti Burt,
TIME,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Expository voids start to feel less like deliberate puzzles and more like messy oversights.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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By embracing the concept of ethical efficiency—the deliberate integration of responsibility, fairness and care into our pursuit of productivity.—
Karlo Tanjuakio,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Cooper, however, barely contemplated leaving him at home and that, perhaps more than anything, summed up the bond between manager and player.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
2 Jan. 2025
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Armstead, who contemplated retirement after last season, has a $22 million salary cap hit next season and the Dolphins would probably prefer to develop Paul, their second-round pick.—
Steve Svekis,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Dec. 2024
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In this great universe of ours, man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole truth and knowledge.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
24 Dec. 2024
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