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as in to estimate
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
tried to reckon the size of the crowd at the stadium
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2
as in to think
chiefly dialect
to have as an opinion
I reckon you must be new to these parts
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as in to calculate
to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations
reckoned the runner's pace by dividing her finishing time by the race distance
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as in to rely
to place reliance or trust
don't reckon on being provided with low-cost housing if you take a summer job there
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Recent Examples of reckon
Nelly Furtado has long had to reckon with society’s narrow definition of physical beauty, revealing in September that earlier in her career, magazines routinely lightened her skin and slimmed out her hips in photos.
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 7 Jan. 2025
My character didn't have to really reckon with any rats, Bill and Emma had to deal with more rats sort of close to the body.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Some of these artists have already made a huge name for themselves in Korea and are currently looking to grow their international audience, while others are rapidly emerging in their local market as talented musicians to be reckoned with.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
To its credit, Doc is more adept at crafting moral dilemmas that force its characters to reckon with the cost of saving one child at the expense of another’s health, or a patient’s right to know a secret that could destroy his family.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 7 Jan. 2025
My character didn't have to really reckon with any rats, Bill and Emma had to deal with more rats sort of close to the body.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Some of these artists have already made a huge name for themselves in Korea and are currently looking to grow their international audience, while others are rapidly emerging in their local market as talented musicians to be reckoned with.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
To its credit, Doc is more adept at crafting moral dilemmas that force its characters to reckon with the cost of saving one child at the expense of another’s health, or a patient’s right to know a secret that could destroy his family.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025
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For example, the ongoing Framingham Heart Study, which began in 1948, yielded a mathematical model to estimate a patient’s coronary artery disease risk based on their individual health information, rather than the average population risk.Aaron J. Masino, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2025
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According to Crowley, preliminary reports estimated the number of damaged or destroyed structures to be in the thousands.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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These costs are thought to have hindered how hominins used these foods and delayed their adoption into our diets.Newsweek, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Many economists think this predicament is best addressed via a weaker yuan.William Pesek, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Each city is different in size and proximity to other population centers, and not everyone calculates economic benefits the same way.Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
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The damages were calculated as a fraction of the infringing product’s price, multiplied by the number of units sold.Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
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From Reactive To Predictive Traditional industrial monitoring relied on manual inspections and reactive maintenance, which could result in significant downtime and inefficient resource allocation.Raghunandan Gurumurthy, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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With athletic directors increasingly consumed by revenue generation, schools are relying more and more on outside firms to help fill holes up and down their staff directories, from Olympic sports coaches to even more esoteric positions.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest, considered a military genius and highly respected in the South, served as the Klan’s first Grand Wizard.Brittany Friedman / Made by History, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
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But consider this: Countries have had criminal laws against murder and robbery for thousands of years, yet these crimes are still committed.Hurst Hannum, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
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The game, where contestants guess the letters of a mystery word or phrase, has been part of the TV landscape ever since, surviving huge changes that have splintered the mass audience.Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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And Johnson’s critics seemed poised to block his ascension — at least during the first vote, when two conservatives joined Massie in voting for another figure to assume the post while six others declined to vote at all, leaving observers to guess their ultimate intentions.Mike Lillis, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
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Finnish authorities detained the Eagle S, a Russian oil tanker believed to have crossed over the area at the time of the disruption.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Analysts believe forms of crypto could see a game-changing year in 2025.Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
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Add to that figure another 48% in government expenditures that Trump has deemed politically untouchable: Social Security, Medicare and Defense.Robert Pearl, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Tommy will surely need at least another season to figure it out.EW.com, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Reckon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reckon. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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