TAKING INTO ACCOUNT Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

taking into account

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present participle of take into account

as in allowing (for)

to give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies) Taking into account the possibility of stormy weather, we decided to spring for a cabin instead of pitching a tent.

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Recent Examples of taking into account An internal skunkworks was set up in California with a brief to rethink the idea of a universal EV platform from the ground up, taking into account the advances made by EV startups and clean-sheet designs both in the US but especially China. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026 Start and end dates are individually determined by Florida school districts, which develop academic calendars by taking into account input from a variety of sources, including calendar committees. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 27 July 2026 Having to adjust the itinerary comes with the terrain, as the Meltons were constantly in communication with the trip organizers, both taking into account current global considerations like the war in Iran as well as unpredictable weather. — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026 And that’s not taking into account the second squadron of F-15IA jets Israel ordered, which would doubtlessly prove a formidable foe against any Iranian Flankers. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 By optimizing the material thicknesses and other device parameters, and taking into account exciton physics, the researchers calculate a maximum efficiency of almost 13 percent. — Prachi Patel, IEEE Spectrum, 15 June 2023

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reckoning with

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Yet amid this public reckoning with the United States’ role in the world, American leaders are out of step with their constituents.

— Michael Fuchs, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026
Four years after the collapse in the market for NFTs, the crypto world is still reckoning with the fallout.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

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