as in classifying
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 tabulating
Legislators passed a law two years ago barring the use of the QR code for the official vote count beyond July 1 of this year, but no replacement method of tabulating votes was ever implemented.
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ABC News, 18 June 2026
The dispute stems from legislation passed in 2024 that prohibited Georgia from using QR codes as the official method of tabulating votes after July 1, 2026.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 14 June 2026
When county workers finished tabulating votes on election night, the gap between the two was eight percentage points.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
But voters and residents are not tabulating a national income accounting exercise when a project appears down the road.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
This story has been updated to reflect what lawmakers must do to comply with a law doing away with QR codes as the method of tabulating votes.
—Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 14 May 2026
Earlier Wednesday morning, about a half dozen election workers were still tabulating more than 50,000 ballots in the county elections office, pizza boxes scattered on nearby tables.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
In prior years, her office typically began tabulating early votes the Saturday before Election Day.
—Samantha Ketterer, Houston Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2026
In middle age, though, the only seaway Melville encountered was the brackish Hudson and his journeys consisted of tabulating the wool unloaded from Manchester, rum from Havana, and tea from Calcutta.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
ABC News, 18 June 2026
The dispute stems from legislation passed in 2024 that prohibited Georgia from using QR codes as the official method of tabulating votes after July 1, 2026.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 14 June 2026
When county workers finished tabulating votes on election night, the gap between the two was eight percentage points.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
But voters and residents are not tabulating a national income accounting exercise when a project appears down the road.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
This story has been updated to reflect what lawmakers must do to comply with a law doing away with QR codes as the method of tabulating votes.
—Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 14 May 2026
Earlier Wednesday morning, about a half dozen election workers were still tabulating more than 50,000 ballots in the county elections office, pizza boxes scattered on nearby tables.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
In prior years, her office typically began tabulating early votes the Saturday before Election Day.
—Samantha Ketterer, Houston Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2026
In middle age, though, the only seaway Melville encountered was the brackish Hudson and his journeys consisted of tabulating the wool unloaded from Manchester, rum from Havana, and tea from Calcutta.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabulating
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The team began sorting through possible origins for this high-energy neutrino particle by acting like cosmic forensic detectives, classifying the detection of the particle as a crime scene and hunting for potential clues that point toward a culprit.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
28 May 2026
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Researchers debuted an inventory for classifying apocalyptic belief, comprising anthropogenic causality, theogenic causality, imminence, personal control, and the question of whether the end is a good or bad thing.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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People who are analyzing this show are saying Wonder Man is a metaphor for anxiety.—
Carita Rizzo,
Deadline,
14 June 2026
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To that end, several groups of scientists have created various meteor camera networks, each distributed geographically across large areas and with a central clearing house for collecting and analyzing the data.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
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Those programs remain at an early stage, but CEPI is assessing whether any of these vaccine designs could be tested during the current outbreak.—
Paul Adepoju,
Scientific American,
14 June 2026
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Now, residents are cleaning up and assessing the damage.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Angelina Guatemala, 64, counted on federal food stamps after retiring a couple of years ago in Ogden, Kansas, from assorted jobs arranging flowers, decorating cakes in shops, and preparing meals.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Let the flowers rest in the bucket of water for an hour to rehydrate fully before arranging them.—
Viveka Neveln,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 June 2026
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“Tabulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabulating. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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