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reckoned

  • past participle
    of reckon.
    reckon
    verb (used with object)
    to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
  • past tense form
    of reckon.
    reckon
    verb (used with object)
    to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.

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In order for the plan to work, all sororities would have to abide by it, Cutforth reckoned, and so the vote would have to be unanimous.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Olsi reckoned it would probably start up again in the autumn, though, regardless of those survey results.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

The true freshman defensive end played only 23 snaps in the season-opening win over San Jose State, but stood out as a force with which to be reckoned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

That spurred a shift toward one-way attack drones, which Iranian engineers reckoned could still do significant damage, even if they didn’t hit their targets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The going wasn’t very nice because of the wet, but by early evening I reckoned we ought to be near the place.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams