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
On Monday, President Trump made numerous false claims about elections, and indicated his administration was drafting an executive order that would attempt to ban mail-in voting as well as the machines local election officials use to tabulate ballots.
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Miles Parks, NPR, 20 Aug. 2025
Carrying out the 2026 midterm election without mail-in absentee voting or vote tabulating machines would likely extend the time needed to count votes by weeks, said Don Millis, a Republican member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Election results in Arizona are unofficial until local officials have tabulated and canvassed the results.
—Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Illustration: Wei-An Jin/Quanta Magazine The three mathematicians first needed to tabulate the different patterns of collisions that might occur in their gas, and how likely each of those patterns was.
—Leila Sloman, Wired News, 3 Aug. 2025
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Miles Parks, NPR, 20 Aug. 2025
Carrying out the 2026 midterm election without mail-in absentee voting or vote tabulating machines would likely extend the time needed to count votes by weeks, said Don Millis, a Republican member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Election results in Arizona are unofficial until local officials have tabulated and canvassed the results.
—Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Illustration: Wei-An Jin/Quanta Magazine The three mathematicians first needed to tabulate the different patterns of collisions that might occur in their gas, and how likely each of those patterns was.
—Leila Sloman, Wired News, 3 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabulate
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The cause was classified as norovirus, a contagious virus that causes nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, and is commonly known as the stomach flu.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Both the Cook Political Report and Sabato's Crystal Ball classify the race as a likely victory for Spanberger.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Impact Social analyzed social media discussion about each candidate in the race, which revealed that Spanberger has a net sentiment of -28, while Earle-Sears’ sentiment is +18.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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At Free Float Analytics, an independent research firm that studies boards and executive leaders, analysts Matt Moscardi and Damion Rallis have also analyzed women in the C-suite and on the boards of the many companies going public this year.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Stock futures pointed to a downbeat open on Wednesday as traders assessed the ramifications of a government shutdown, with Wall Street perhaps looking to other assets for safety — including bitcoin.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Relying heavily on metaphor and imagery to communicate the season's true villain, the finale doesn't stick the landing (more like gets stuck in it), but when assessed comprehensively, the result is no less devastating.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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The continual delays have led to many embarrassing moments, the most recent coming last Tuesday, when, after Barca officials told the media the Camp Nou was ready, the Barcelona city council arranged a press conference of their own in reply.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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For the Rolliefest finale, Hess and his team of organizers arranged a farewell cocktail party in the winter garden of the new private residences at the Waldorf Astoria, fresh off an almost-eight-year, multibillion dollar restoration.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Tabulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabulate. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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