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
Elena Rodighiero, Harvard Business Review, 17 Sep. 2025
In contrast, deliberative choices are seen as more calculated or logical.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2025
For decades, physicists calculated scattering amplitudes in one of two ways.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
While the executive team was already reworking operations and technology priorities, many of the decisions required long-term investments and a willingness to take calculated risks that only the board could approve.
—Elena Rodighiero, Harvard Business Review, 17 Sep. 2025
In contrast, deliberative choices are seen as more calculated or logical.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
People also reports it was calculated.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2025
For decades, physicists calculated scattering amplitudes in one of two ways.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculated
Adjective
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Maybe the slower, more considered pace of life is exactly what is required to create a more sustainable place, and a more sustainable future.—
Emma John,
AFAR Media,
20 Aug. 2025
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At a time where equality is treated as an imposition on the other, Claire’s careful and considered story feels more relevant than ever.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The alternative proposition is emergence, which states that qualitatively novel properties are found in more complex systems that can never, even in principle, be derived or computed from fundamental laws, principles, and entities.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
16 Oct. 2025
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To check that, Lai and his colleagues computed the most optimal task allocations, schedules, and motions in a few simplified work cells and compared those with results delivered by RoboBallet.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Forest’s financial position is outlined in more detail here, but in short, they are estimated to be on the wrong side of these financial rulings.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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It is estimated that a single large-area satellite, one 50 meters in diameter, would encounter over 100 micrometeoroid strikes each year in low-Earth orbit.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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His legal team planned to contest the admissibility of the undercover evidence, but at a hearing in January, 2022, just as a judge’s associate began reciting the charges against him, White interrupted.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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With the latest installment of New York Luxury Bridal Fashion Week getting started Tuesday, the rollout of the new format is being planned for April 2026 at the Starrett-Lehigh Building.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In contrast, this approach lets cells self-direct their own growth, forming both blood and beating heart cells within the same system, much like nature intended.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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They’re mainly intended to handle the inference stage of running AI models — the phase after the technology is trained.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Kate has relied on utility jackets for years, just proving how timeless and functional the style is.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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The program, however, relied on pandemic relief funds that have since run out.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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War would also mean no deliberate, orderly transfer of some 12,000 Islamic State detainees from Kurdish to Syrian state prisons.—
Hassan Hassan,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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Hints of unease momentarily heightened as the Spartans — deliberate and layered — went to work.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Still, Pages figured the moment would find him.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Comet figured it out in one try and signed me up in a couple of minutes.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Calculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculated. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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