as in to classify
to arrange information in an organized way so that it can be studied, recorded, etc.
Officials tabulated the scores. A machine is used to tabulate the votes.
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Recent Examples of tabulate
For decades, billions of dollars in advertising have been transacted on Nielsen ratings that tabulate how many people saw a TV program or commercial, and, also on how many people of a certain age or gender did as well.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 May 2026
In the pre-digital era, the RIAA — the trade organization which certifies gold, platinum, and diamond sales and streaming awards — simply tabulated the number of physical singles that were shipped to retailers.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026
Following in Pauli’s footsteps, scientists involved in the effort carefully tabulate the electrons’ energies to make stringent measurements of any excess energy that went into making the counterpart neutrinos.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
One requires election records to be maintained for 22 months, while the other prohibits procuring, casting or tabulating false, fictitious or fraudulent ballots.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 May 2026
In the pre-digital era, the RIAA — the trade organization which certifies gold, platinum, and diamond sales and streaming awards — simply tabulated the number of physical singles that were shipped to retailers.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026
Following in Pauli’s footsteps, scientists involved in the effort carefully tabulate the electrons’ energies to make stringent measurements of any excess energy that went into making the counterpart neutrinos.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
One requires election records to be maintained for 22 months, while the other prohibits procuring, casting or tabulating false, fictitious or fraudulent ballots.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabulate
Verb
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The incident being classified as a homicide, according to Skokie police.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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Silicone and plastic are both classified as polymers, but they are built differently at the molecular level.—
Ryan Brennan
May 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2026
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Her team analyzed hundreds of Reddit posts from 2020 through last August and identified frequent mentions of drug reactions and user errors, such as patients’ not knowing how to correctly dose and inject the medication.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
Verb
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He’s being assessed for a calf strain.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Farmers across South Jersey are assessing major crop losses after a devastating cold snap last month wiped out large portions of their fruit harvests.—
Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Verb
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During my stay, the hotel arranged a private omakase dinner inside the residence from Nama, Aman’s Japanese restaurant that’s reserved for hotel guests and Aman Club Founders.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
28 May 2026
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Zepbound injection pen arranged in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Thursday, March 28, 2024.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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“Tabulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabulate. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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