reckon
verb (used with object)
to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
is reckoning
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present progressiveof reckon (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Wall Street is reckoning with a new reality: The biggest tech companies are no longer cash-printing machines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
One of the hardest parts of grief is reckoning with the fact that life doesn’t stop and the most mundane tasks still need doing, even when your internal landscape feels shattered.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
Although Robert began passing the torch in 2022’s “Downton Abbey: A New Era,” it’s only now that he is reckoning with his own mortality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025
There's an overwhelming sense that the artist Stefani Germanotta is reckoning with the stage persona she created.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025
He does not love you, my dear; he is reckoning you up as if you were an investment.
From Domestic Peace by Clara Bell
