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as in shrewd
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as in cunning
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as in figuring
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 estimating
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 planning
to work out the details of (something) in advance
calculated the best route to take to the coast
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as in intending
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 relying
to place reliance or trust
we know we can calculate on you following through, whatever the assignment
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Recent Examples of calculating
Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
For months, shipping companies have been in wait and see mode, carefully calculating the risk of moving ships through the strait.
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Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
The award was so large C-Suite Comp removed Musk as a statistical outlier before calculating broader market trends.
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Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
The market is not one collective brain continuously calculating intrinsic value.
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Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
The most astonishing thing about this is that these numbers appear in the simplest contexts, such as when calculating the circumference of a circle or the diagonal of a square.
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Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
But Burnham was calculating enough.
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Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Landing on a swaying vessel is difficult, and many drones need to hover while calculating how the landing area is tilting.
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New Atlas,
18 June 2026
When calculating the age of a mature tree, the rule of thumb is to measure its circumference at chest level.
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Theodore R. Johnson,
Washington Post,
17 June 2026
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Night after night of lying there frustrated, anxious, wide awake, calculating how few hours remain, and the bed slowly becomes a cue for wakefulness and worry instead of sleep.
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Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
For months, shipping companies have been in wait and see mode, carefully calculating the risk of moving ships through the strait.
—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
The award was so large C-Suite Comp removed Musk as a statistical outlier before calculating broader market trends.
—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
The market is not one collective brain continuously calculating intrinsic value.
—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
The most astonishing thing about this is that these numbers appear in the simplest contexts, such as when calculating the circumference of a circle or the diagonal of a square.
—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
But Burnham was calculating enough.
—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Landing on a swaying vessel is difficult, and many drones need to hover while calculating how the landing area is tilting.
—
New Atlas,
18 June 2026
When calculating the age of a mature tree, the rule of thumb is to measure its circumference at chest level.
—
Theodore R. Johnson,
Washington Post,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculating
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Neon proved especially shrewd handling its follow-up, selling McCarthy’s witchy haunted inn as both prestige fare and an accessible vehicle for star Adam Scott.
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Mary — played by Deirdre O’Connell, who has been in a million things, most recently The Penguin and Eddington — is too shrewd to just agree to sell the air rights for whatever price best suits Jimmy & Co.
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That doesn't enable cunning and unprincipled men to subvert the power of the people.
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For decades, humans mined antibiotic molecules from microbes and tweaked them to develop new drugs, staying ahead of evolution’s cunning countermeasures.
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Going back to the books, the cocoon periods after each tragedy were periods of vulnerability, figuring things out and trying to survive, and that’s incredibly satisfying to play.
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Surely, a state as innovative as Florida is capable of figuring it out.
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Real-world error includes sources of error beyond sampling error, such as nonresponse bias, coverage error, late shifts among undecided voters and error in estimating the composition of the electorate.
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Yet, in open defiance of the ban, last year’s Pride went on as planned and was the biggest in Hungary’s history, with organizers estimating attendance at more than 350,000.
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Andrea Davis, president and CEO of The Resiliency Initiative, has spent 25 years planning emergency response and crisis management for organizations including Disney, Walmart, the FIFA World Cup and Times Square's New Year's Eve celebration.
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When planning for retirement, asset allocation, withdrawal strategies, and tax-efficient investing is typically top of mind.
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Joumaa, a Lebanese journalist, first met Khalil intending to do a story on her.
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For those intending to bring a touch of softness and polish to a room, this mohair pillow brings a tactile quality.
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The physical configuration achieves passive safety operational profiles by relying on subcritical physics variables and inherent material limitations.
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Data centers have begun looking for other ways to provide power to their facilities instead of relying on power grids.
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After a reporter asked on Thursday, June 11 about Kelce’s progress during minicamp and if the coach was going to the upcoming wedding, Reid was cagey.
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Expect a slightly cagier affair in the final.
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