reckoning
noun
reck·on·ing
ˈre-kə-niŋ 
ˈrek-niŋ
1
: the act or an instance of reckoning: such as
b
c
: calculation of a ship's position
2
: a settling of accounts
day of reckoning
3
: a summing up
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Examples of reckoning in a Sentence
I was more than $10 off in my reckoning.
When the day of reckoning comes, we will have to face some unpleasant truths.
Our football team hardly comes into the reckoning.
Because of his injury, he is out of the reckoning.
The team is still in the reckoning.
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An idiosyncratic personal reckoning with the recent death of his mother that gradually expands to take in the perspectives of his kith and kin, the film has the busy, varied emotional intensity of many a family gathering: pained one minute, uproarious the next.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
Doximity has been a bright spot within the battered digital health sector, which has faced a reckoning as companies have had to adjust to a more muted growth environment.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
The financial reckoning seen on Jan. 27 was well overdue.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
The cases, which helped galvanize the #MeToo movement and spurred a reckoning in the entertainment industry, were part of a larger wave of allegations against the movie mogul.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
Doximity has been a bright spot within the battered digital health sector, which has faced a reckoning as companies have had to adjust to a more muted growth environment.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
The financial reckoning seen on Jan. 27 was well overdue.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
The cases, which helped galvanize the #MeToo movement and spurred a reckoning in the entertainment industry, were part of a larger wave of allegations against the movie mogul.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Reckoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reckoning. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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