tabulation

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Recent Examples of tabulation Even at that young age, Alexander learned the importance of a fair and efficient tabulation process. Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026 Many justices voiced concerns about a Mississippi law being challenged by the RNC for allowing tabulation of absentee ballots that arrive as late as five days after polls close. Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026 That includes ballot processing, signature verification, tabulation, post‑election audits and certification of results. Tom Coulter, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026 Last November, Faraj spoke before the Wayne County Board of Canvassers about a 37-vote discrepancy following the tabulation of ballots on election night. Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026 Nielsen’s new out-of-home tabulation won’t be considered part of its bedrock TV ratings — at least, not right away. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026 The troubling tabulation comes as Hollywood seeks to turn the page from a gut-punching year that included the Los Angeles wildfires, ongoing declines of local film and television production and the deaths of beloved filmmakers. Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026 The extended tabulation process, marked by disputes among candidates and election authorities, fueled public distrust and raised concerns about the integrity of Honduras’s electoral system. Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 25 Dec. 2025 Research shows the cost, time demands and risk of human error make hand-counting far less reliable than machine tabulation, and fewer than 1% of Americans live in jurisdictions with the manual process. Tracey McManus The Dallas Morning News, Arkansas Online, 7 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabulation
Noun
  • Anything that was anti-Jewish—a story about exclusion, an obstacle that hadn’t come down, a disapproving enumeration of supposedly Jewish traits—was possibly more fascinating.
    Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
  • But first consider the majority of the text of the Declaration: a stirring enumeration of specific grievances by the American colonists against the British crown.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • Highlights its classification as a grand tourer, with supercar performance.
    Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Braketa shot 44% from 3-point range, with 103 long-range makes, leading Colorado’s biggest classifications.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Ramirez’s spokesperson said the commissioner’s office is working with the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office to determine why the county accepted the road into its inventory all those years ago.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
  • As new Texas restrictions on smokable THC products take effect March 31, some North Texas retailers say the changes could eliminate a large share of their inventory and increase operating costs.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The American playwright, director and author has spent years developing a body of work that refuses easy categorization, blending psychological tension, live experimental music, philosophy and raw urban storytelling into something that feels genuinely its own.
    Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The variety of these designs show Radić to be an architect who defies categorization — and one who intentionally eschews a signature style.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • During this time, teams check for indexing or crawl anomalies, examine sudden traffic shifts by landing page, and review performance across query groups.
    Jason Phillips, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Elena Patel, co-director of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, said another argument against indexing capital gains is that while assets would be adjusted for inflation, liabilities and debt would not be.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The pillars of Hungarian-style family policy, which Vance repeatedly praised, are nowhere near codification in America.
    Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
  • At the same time, both agencies are clearly aware that statutory language from Congress is the only thing that can’t be easily undone, which is also why Chair Atkins has emphasized his support for the codification of a crypto market structure framework.
    Jason Brett, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026

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“Tabulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabulation. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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