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
Here’s a look at the top 10 players on the Dolphins roster who are making $2 million or less this season when bonuses and base salaries are tabulated.
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
Lander told supporters that, after the ranked choice results were tabulated, Mamdani would be the Democratic nominee.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 June 2025
Insured loss information is collected by reinsurance companies – the companies that insure the insurance companies – and gets tabulated for major events.
—William Baule, The Conversation, 4 June 2025
From his disruptive reimagining of the sprawling federal bureaucracy to his recent tariffs on foreign cars and U.S. allies, the president’s economic policies carry significant ramifications for the federal balance sheet that even the nation’s budget scorekeepers cannot yet tabulate.
—Tony Romm, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
Lander told supporters that, after the ranked choice results were tabulated, Mamdani would be the Democratic nominee.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 June 2025
Insured loss information is collected by reinsurance companies – the companies that insure the insurance companies – and gets tabulated for major events.
—William Baule, The Conversation, 4 June 2025
From his disruptive reimagining of the sprawling federal bureaucracy to his recent tariffs on foreign cars and U.S. allies, the president’s economic policies carry significant ramifications for the federal balance sheet that even the nation’s budget scorekeepers cannot yet tabulate.
—Tony Romm, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabulate
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Gu classifies premium as cars over 40,000 Euros ($47,000).—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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The expert group, which classifies global hunger crises for the UN, said that all of Gaza’s two million people were suffering severe hunger, with at least a quarter of them facing starvation.—
Semafor Staff,
semafor.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Eventually, the team took another look at the Pando frog specimens, analyzing their DNA and comparing them to other species.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
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Inside Elections, a nonpartisan group that analyzes political races, says races for eight GOP House incumbents are toss-ups.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Investors are gearing up for more inflation data to assess the state of the U.S. economy.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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Admissions officers assess your extracurricular record with an eye to initiative and authenticity.—
Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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After McLaren won the 2024 constructors’ championship, the Crown Prince of Bahrain arranged for the entire team to be flown from that race in Abu Dhabi to his nearby homeland to party through the night (McLaren Group is owned by Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund).—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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Ruth is arranged in a series of almost-irreverent vignettes, which date from Ruth’s early childhood in the 1960s through her middle age.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Tabulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabulate. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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