1
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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3
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
Some Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, where Israel has for two years waged a brutal and systematic war against Hamas, are returning home and beginning to reckon with the destruction caused by the conflict.
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Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025
The documentary pulled back the curtain on one of Taylor Swift's most vulnerable chapters, capturing her reckoning with fame, body image issues and the pressure to please everyone, while also embracing her voice in LGBTQ+ advocacy and confronting online toxicity.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Lang reckoned that O’Hara overrated Rimbaud.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Playing there in October, Nadal, Świątek and their foes had to reckon with brisk winds, gray skies and plummeting thermometers.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025
The documentary pulled back the curtain on one of Taylor Swift's most vulnerable chapters, capturing her reckoning with fame, body image issues and the pressure to please everyone, while also embracing her voice in LGBTQ+ advocacy and confronting online toxicity.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Lang reckoned that O’Hara overrated Rimbaud.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Playing there in October, Nadal, Świątek and their foes had to reckon with brisk winds, gray skies and plummeting thermometers.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reckon
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Price contends the Jameson portion of the USGS report is outdate and inaccurate, pointing to a much more recent 2025 third-party review from Sproule ERCE energy consultants that estimates the Jameson basin could hold 9 billion net barrels of recoverable crude oil.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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The first collision was estimated to have occurred at a speed of around 37 mph.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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However, Duan cautions against thinking that AI will replace engineers.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
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Business leaders and boosters—if not the public library’s archivist—thought rumors and legends and sub-cellars, basements, coal chutes, and other subterranean utility spaces made for a marketable product.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Oct. 2025
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Using Zumper for rent prices, the salary needed to afford a typical studio apartment in each city was calculated.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Part-time students are calculated on partial basis, leading to fewer students reported than when using a total headcount.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Transfers out and in should rely on a number of factors, including the upcoming fixtures for the outgoing and incoming players, as well as their underlying numbers.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Yet beneath its delightful surface, Nobody Wants This remains an uneven show—one that relies too heavily on its effervescent stars and, despite treating them with more kindness this time around, still struggles with its Jewish women.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Wouldn’t it be considered colonial literature instead?—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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One of two vice-chairmen of the commission, the general is the third-most powerful commander of the People’s Liberation Army and has been considered a close associate of President Xi Jinping, the army’s commander-in-chief.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Frankly, there had been speculation for years, entire Reddit threads guessing about Hemsley’s sexuality.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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Gosh, guess all that talk about Antifa and George Soros money is a myth.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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But even working with young elite athletes, Wolff believes everyone should take it a little easier on the generation.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Metcalf, however, believes that her character is only partially to blame for the serial killer's actions.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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The two-point try was unsuccessful, but at 17-12, the game was within reach if Houston could figure something out on defense.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Liberation seems to have figured, too, in Elizabeth McCracken’s novel about her mother, The Hero of This Book.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Reckon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reckon. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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