tallied

past tense of tally
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as in scored
to gain (as points or runs in a game) as credit towards one's total number of points our team tallied four touchdowns and gained a total of 435 yards last game

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Recent Examples of tallied England tallied a record score against Fiji and its biggest win since beating Chile 71-0 in Lille at the 2023 Rugby World Cup. ABC News, 11 July 2026 As of January, when the Homeless Trust last tallied the county’s homeless population, 605 people were found sleeping on Miami’s streets — just over half of the county’s entire unsheltered population. Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026 In 397 plate appearances, Ozzie Albies has hit 14 long balls, tallied 51 RBIs and scored 60 runs (14th in MLB). Data Skrive, New York Times, 10 July 2026 In Tuesday’s win over the Orioles, Amaya tallied his sixth multihit game and reached safely three times for the fourth time this season. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026 Marcus tallied a 5-4 record and missed the playoffs with a 3-4 District 5-6A performance. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026 The Sun Sentinel has tallied them all up in an easy-to-read format below. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2026
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  • To discover that the notes corresponded to where there was more human activity was really very moving.
    Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • In Conversation with Peter Mishler For this installment in a long-running series of interviews with contemporary poets, contributing editor Peter Mishler corresponded with poet Ye Hui.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Ildemaro Vargas walked on four pitches with one out, swiped second and scored on a 75-mph ball that Gabriel Moreno dumped down the right-field line for a double.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Seigler was 0 for 1 with a walk and run scored before his departure.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • Shakespeare’s description now appears more significant and also helps explain why the Bard’s production of Richard II in February 1601 coincided with the start of the Earl of Essex’s rebellion.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 9 July 2026
  • That has coincided with Saudi Arabia opening more shipping routes through the Red Sea in order to reduce reliance on the Strait of Hormuz.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 July 2026
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  • The Democratic candidate for Agriculture Commissioner, Clayton Tucker, agreed.
    Jack Fink, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • The payout, which the county agreed to in March, settled a 2023 lawsuit filed by the mother and children of Sherrano Stingley, who died after deputies detained him in a south Sacramento driveway in December 2022.
    Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • That dwarfed the offerings of Morocco, which had no existing stadiums that conformed to tournament specifications and would need to spend upwards of $15 billion to prepare for a World Cup.
    Kevin Baxter Follow June 7, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
  • Those interested in 529 savings plans should beware that not all states have fully conformed their income tax codes to the federal code.
    Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Verb
  • Transplants from the British Isles In 1776, as the nation’s founding generation proclaimed democratic ideals, music in the emerging United States consisted largely of British ballads, fiddle tunes, sea chanteys and hymns.
    Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • Her diet consisted primarily of mashed potatoes, mac and cheese and finely diced chicken cubes.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Katie Beloberk of Compass, who represented the purchasers, said the couple had considered buying land and building a home — but the listing checked their boxes without the headaches of a ground-up project.
    David Caraccio Updated July 8, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
  • Long before 1776, the Magna Carta established the principle that even a king is bound by the law, that the people may assert their rights against an oppressive ruler, and that government power can be checked to protect those rights.
    Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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“Tallied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tallied. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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