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as in estimates
the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something
that old chest isn't worth much by my reckoning, but an antiques dealer might think otherwise
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as in calculations
the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value
you forgot about the decimal point, so your reckoning was way off
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Recent Examples of reckonings
Part of the enduring appeal of the Alien series is, yes, there’s the Xenomorph and blood and guts, but what sits at the heart of a lot of these entries are these philosophical and often anti-capitalist reckonings about who or what is worth more than something else.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
In many cases, the revelations of his work have led to governmental reckonings and legal ramifications, yet Hersh, now 88 and surrounded by boxes of files from decades of tireless work, sees himself not as a crusader but as a citizen just doing his job.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
In many cases, the revelations of his work have led to governmental reckonings and legal ramifications, yet Hersh, now 88 and surrounded by boxes of files from decades of tireless work, sees himself not as a crusader but as a citizen just doing his job.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reckonings
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Overall, the company has 595 package delivery stations already active as of the first quarter, alongside 65 sub-same-day fulfillment centers, according to estimates from supply chain consulting firm MWPVL International.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Attorney General’s office would now have to make the move to regulate card rooms, which an impact assessment commissioned by the office estimates would reduce patronage by about 50 percent, and have ripple effects on jobs and city tax revenue.—
Kate Wolffe
October 23,
Sacbee.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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The team’s calculations showed that the typical mass of the heavy neutrinos and the energy released from knot collapse led to the universe reheating to 100 GeV.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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Through several calculations of length, width, and depth, Manzur achieves these different sizes while guaranteeing that each basin can hold an equivalent volume of water.—
Mario Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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How the missile reportedly works According to open-source assessments and US intelligence reports, the Burevestnik uses a conventional booster to reach cruising altitude before switching to nuclear propulsion.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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Red Cross staff are also preparing to conduct damage assessments, manage shelters, and reconnect families through the Restoring Family Links program.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Make daily physical activity as routine as maths and reading.—
William Warr,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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Replicating those buffers of points in the bag before the turn of the year would put Leeds ahead of the maths and perhaps turn their springtime fixtures into a matter of consolidation rather than a scramble for survival.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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During the shah’s reign, filmmakers wrapped their civic appraisals in allegory, like Dariush Mehrjui’s 1969 Iranian New Wave classic, The Cow, about how a cow’s death spins its owner into unhinged chaos.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
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Yes, that’s too low, as appraisals often are, especially for people hoping to keep taxes low.—
Asia Alexander,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Viewership for the postseason thus far has reached levels unseen since 2017, according to figures released by MLB on Wednesday.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The site has housed many historical figures over the years, from Queen Margaret to Mary, Queen of Scots.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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Wall Street is coming up with its own estimations for what’s going on in the economy.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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And to capture the nuances of the Earth system, Stevens advocates cutting out as many estimations as possible and attempting to use physics all the way down.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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According to the Navy, the vessel will undergo sea trials and system evaluations before being delivered to the fleet by the end of 2027.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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As part of this, internal deployment should be treated with the same care as external deployment, and rigorous assessments and evaluations to identify dangerous capabilities, the establishment of clear risk profiles, and required control or guardrail mechanisms prior to usage should be encouraged .—
Yoshua Bengio,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Reckonings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reckonings. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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