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as in shrewd
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as in cunning
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as in figuring
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 estimating
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 planning
to work out the details of (something) in advance
calculated the best route to take to the coast
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as in intending
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 relying
to place reliance or trust
we know we can calculate on you following through, whatever the assignment
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Recent Examples of calculating
Rebekah Frumkin, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2019
And experts believe that his intuitive style could throw the more calculating Caruana, who has faced time crunches already in this championship, off-balance.
—Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2018
Robert Barone, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
That figure also represented the total number of employees that could be hired, without calculating the impact of the number of IRS workers who are expected to retire or leave the department over the next several years.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024
Onboard software compares that speed to the bike's current ground speed, and arrives at the wind speed by calculating the difference between the two.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2024
The report considered activities like gardening and outdoor concerts when calculating economic impact, as well as construction, travel and tourism that contribute to more traditional outdoor activities.
—John Frank, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
Converting that into truck activity and calculating the associated emissions required another dataset, some reasonable assumptions, and a transport model that calculated fuel consumption for trucks in grams of CO2 per ton-km.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
The reigning champ is a move-calculating machine.
—Leon Watson, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024
The Lower Basin states presented a document that included reductions of their own but advocated for cuts across the entire watershed — calculating storage capacity not just on the massive Lake Powell and Lake Mead, but also on five smaller reservoirs, including three in the Upper Basin.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 24 Nov. 2024
Mapping assets and services as well as creating threat models are key to understanding interconnections and calculating supply chain implications.
—Chris Dimitriadis, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Even Alex becomes too entangled in her students’ dealings and ends up suffering at the hands of one of the more calculating boys.
—Rebekah Frumkin, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2019
And experts believe that his intuitive style could throw the more calculating Caruana, who has faced time crunches already in this championship, off-balance.
—Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2018
Verb
As noted in past blogs, BLS uses lagged rent data in calculating the CPI.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
That figure also represented the total number of employees that could be hired, without calculating the impact of the number of IRS workers who are expected to retire or leave the department over the next several years.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024
Onboard software compares that speed to the bike's current ground speed, and arrives at the wind speed by calculating the difference between the two.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2024
The report considered activities like gardening and outdoor concerts when calculating economic impact, as well as construction, travel and tourism that contribute to more traditional outdoor activities.
—John Frank, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
Converting that into truck activity and calculating the associated emissions required another dataset, some reasonable assumptions, and a transport model that calculated fuel consumption for trucks in grams of CO2 per ton-km.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
The reigning champ is a move-calculating machine.
—Leon Watson, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024
The Lower Basin states presented a document that included reductions of their own but advocated for cuts across the entire watershed — calculating storage capacity not just on the massive Lake Powell and Lake Mead, but also on five smaller reservoirs, including three in the Upper Basin.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 24 Nov. 2024
Mapping assets and services as well as creating threat models are key to understanding interconnections and calculating supply chain implications.
—Chris Dimitriadis, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculating
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People And Beliefs About Angels The shrewdest place to begin an exploration of whether generative AI and large language models (LLMs) ought to believe in angels is best undertaken by considering the overall nature of human beliefs.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Schrader keeps things straight for viewers through the use of shrewd visual cues.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
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Dawson plays Maritza Cruz, a high-end celebrity attorney, pulled into a headline-making case involving Fatima, a cunning young waitress who is accused of serial poisoning and murdering 28 people.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
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Since then, Putin has sought instead to rally the public to the defense of a motherland besieged by the perfidious and cunning West.Leon Aron, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
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Here are some general rules for estimating the elasticities of both supply and demand.Bill Conerly, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Specifically, the Biden administration directed federal agencies to prioritize the restoration of these species and other native fish populations, estimating that these efforts would bring more than $1 billion in new federal investments to the region.Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
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Automakers have invested or are planning to invest hundreds of billions of dollars globally to build a thriving EV market, according to industry consultant AlixPartners, but so far most are losing money.Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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The share of businesses planning to hire more workers increased by 3 points to 18%, the highest in a year.Lucia Mutikani, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Some volunteers formed text chains and Facebook groups, intending to keep in touch long after the ornaments are taken down.Paulina Smolinski, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024
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As the appetite for non-fiction continues to grow, non-fiction producer Celia Aniskovich (Face to Face with Scott Peterson, Beanie Mania) is launching a digital magazine intending to publish stories that can also be eyed as IP for future film and TV projects.Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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These types of applications allow workers to follow step-by-step instructions directly in their field of view, eliminating the need for flipping through bulky manuals or relying on supervisors for routine tasks.Georg Beyschlag, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Developers are no longer relying on gut feelings or trial and error to push new features live.Dan Rogers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The second half was a much cagier affair, with the best chance falling to Pulisic in the 68th minute, only for his low effort to be parried away by Brazil’s goalkeeper Allison.Ben Morse, CNN, 13 June 2024
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One big change is that interest rates are higher, which makes large purchases more expensive to finance, and makes buyers cagier about purchasing anything, new cars included.Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 7 Mar. 2024
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The business is booming due to soaring demand for computing power that can handle artificial intelligence projects.Jonathan Vanian,Ari Levy, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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In a recent paper that has captured the world’s attention, China claims to have used a quantum computing simulator to crack military-grade encryption, which has broad implications extending far beyond the act itself.Skip Sanzeri, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Calculating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculating. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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