as in classifies
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 tabulates
Follow along as the AP tabulates votes and calls races.
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ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Both parties had to sign a contract with the county's election office, which tabulates the results.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 18 Jan. 2026
One shows the most dangerous jobs that pay less than $60,000 a year, and the other tabulates the highest-paying jobs that are also dangerous.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Both parties had to sign a contract with the county's election office, which tabulates the results.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 18 Jan. 2026
One shows the most dangerous jobs that pay less than $60,000 a year, and the other tabulates the highest-paying jobs that are also dangerous.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabulates
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The American Cancer Society has also expanded its guidelines and no longer automatically classifies someone who quit smoking more than 15 years ago as low-risk.—
Caleb Hellerman,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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Globally, the International Union for Conservation of Nature also classifies polar bears as vulnerable.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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After every race, his team analyzes a litany of granular data points, including which skis performed best on what kind of snow and which garments correlated with faster results.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
2 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,
2 May 2026
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First, State Farm assesses claims for wind and hail damage using definitions and exclusions that do not appear in customers' policies, say plaintiffs' lawyers and Drummond, the Oklahoma attorney general.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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Sue Halpern assesses the current threat of digital warfare and how the Administration may have weakened American defenses.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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But elsewhere Margaret—who produced the record with longtime collaborator Doug Saltzman—arranges the same core sounds into more interesting, textured configurations, wielding millennial touchstones without the baggage.—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
29 Apr. 2026
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In the weeks before the draft, a team of decision-makers gathers there and hears reports on each player, discusses them and arranges the players on the board by a grade.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Tabulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabulates. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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