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Recent Examples of dead reckoning
The principle is a very old and simple one called dead reckoning – a very basic skill used by tyro sailors and nuclear submarine commanders.
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New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025
To gauge longitude, by contrast, requires dead reckoning.
—The Conversation, 14 May 2025
Born in Marblehead, Mass., Ellen Creesy learned how to pilot a vessel from her father, who also taught her the rudiments of navigation: dead reckoning and how to read a nautical chart.
—Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Feb. 2022
But for longitude, navigators had to rely on dead reckoning that was subject to errors.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 28 Apr. 2021
There is also straightforward dead reckoning and inertial navigation.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2021
The researchers modeled the animals’ behavior using a variety of math ideas and the navigational concept of dead reckoning.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 19 Mar. 2021
Yoni Nova Kusumawan, had to rely on dead reckoning—using the STS-50’s trackline and rate of speed to estimate where and when to intercept it.
—Tristram Korten, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dead reckoning
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Those are, indeed, pat, credible theories and predictions.—
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But now, in the planet’s capital city of Apperax, a murder is committed with no suspects, forensics or theories.—
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Injuries, trade speculation, poor performances — the Devils were expected to return to Stanley Cup contender status this season and instead began Thursday morning in 13th place in the East, one spot in front of Ottawa.—
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Gentrification and a boom in real-estate speculation led to soaring values.—
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The Library of Congress has discussed these hypotheticals, but notes neither the 12th nor the 22nd Amendment clearly addresses such scenarios.—
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His forthcoming book outlines a series of extreme hypotheticals, including succession scenarios triggered by national emergencies.—
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The story of the Platonic representation hypothesis paper began in early 2023, a turbulent time for AI researchers.—
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Furthermore, Jie said that laboratory simulations support the hypothesis that the majority of the surface regolith inside Shackleton Crater is conducive to the stable preservation of water ice.—
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His eyes lit up, as if asked to present a thesis sitting in his top drawer.—
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The Skydance thesis, according to a person who worked closely with David, was that Hollywood wasn’t prepared for the overwhelming economic force of a Silicon Valley billionaire throwing around his wealth and ambition.—
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Arkansas Coach John Calipari played a guessing game with members of the media when talking about that aspect of the win.—
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But the moon is the rare topic about which there is no guessing.—
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“Dead reckoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dead%20reckoning. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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