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Definition of talliesnext
plural of tally
as in counts
a total number obtained or recorded by noting each thing as it was being added the final tally for worshippers at Sunday services was 126

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tally
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as in scores
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 tallies
Noun
As of March 12, the 13th day of the war, official tallies from the UAE's Ministry of Defense show air defenses intercepted 268 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,514 drones, with six fatalities and 131 injuries reported. Emma Graham, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2026 Government tallies put the number of drug suspects killed during Duterte’s time in office at about 6,000. Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026 The final individual and team tallies reflected it. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026 Seamus Shanahan and Zack Weiner added the additional tallies before the break. Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026 Israel responded with a massive aerial campaign on dozens of towns and villages, as well as the Dahiyeh, killing 102 people and displacing more than 83,000 others, according to Lebanese government tallies from before Thursday’s evacuation order. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026 In cases in which official or exact tallies of the outstanding vote are unavailable, the AP estimates the turnout in every race based on several factors and uses that estimate to track how much of the vote has been counted and how much remains. ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026 Carlsson has five points in three games since returning from a thigh injury and Gauthier has five goals in as many appearances, including both Ducks tallies’ against Calgary. Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026 To forecast where oil prices go, watch the Strait, not the strike tallies. Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 1 Mar. 2026
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The Jeff Marr Law Firm tallies 183 cases in Oklahoma and other states. J.c. Hallman, Oklahoman, 27 Feb. 2026 According to Michigan Tech, which also tallies snowfall totals, Houghton County in 2023 saw 12 inches of snow in May. Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 10 Feb. 2026 The analysis tallies the annual cost of housing, transportation and other necessities for each of the 50 largest cities by population, drawing from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Federal Reserve and other sources. Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 16 Jan. 2026 Finaret was game to test out the new MAHA guidelines using Masters’ spreadsheet, which tallies up the cost per day of a diet that aims to meet daily recommendations for nutrients like protein, fat, fiber, and calcium. Sarah Todd, STAT, 16 Jan. 2026 The list tallies the top 20 surging Vocaloid tracks on Japan‘s video-sharing platform Niconico Douga by applying Billboard Japan’s proprietary weighting to data such as views, number of creations, comments and likes. Billboard Japan, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2025 Other times, the book sounds like a droning Christmas-card letter, as Sarkozy endlessly tallies his friends and foes. Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025 The analysis tallies the annual cost of housing, transportation and other necessities for each of the 50 largest cities by population, drawing from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Federal Reserve and other sources. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025 For its part, DOGE still has a website that tallies its cost-reduction efforts and claims $214 billion in savings. Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tallies
Noun
  • Jon and Carie Hallford each pleaded guilty in December to nearly 200 counts of corpse abuse in state court.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Their son Nick, who was charged with two counts of first degree murder, allegedly stabbed his parents after an argument at Oscars host Conan O’Brien’s holiday party.
    Katie Simons, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Not every zodiac sign corresponds to a month.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 8 Mar. 2026
  • This corresponds to a younger Universe of roughly 13 billion years.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Luka Doncic scores on a fadeaway jumper in the final second of overtime to lift the Lakers to a 127-125 victory over the Denver Nuggets.
    Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Anze Kopitar #11 of the Los Angeles Kings scores a goal on Jake Allen #34 of the New Jersey Devils during the second period of a NHL game breaking the franchise record for points (1308) against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on March 14, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey.
    CBS News, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The other, Eid al-Adha, coincides with the end of the sacred Hajj pilgrimage season.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
  • His exit coincides with the date Trump announced would be Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s last day in the job.
    Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • This mattress uses pressure-relieving memory foam that conforms to the body and helps circulation.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2026
  • If the measure does not pass with a simple majority, Menlo Park’s Planning Commission is expected to hold hearings in late 2026 or early 2027 to review whether the project conforms to the city’s general plan.
    Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Not everyone agrees on their effectiveness.
    Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Not everyone agrees the government should be in the business of bankrolling early-stage firms.
    Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Events like this also provide a way to bring the increasingly popular active-travel segment into the safari world, which, despite its rugged reputation, consists largely of being ferried about in Land Cruisers.
    Tom Vanderbilt, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The president is seeking $10 billion in damages; Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed last week that all of it would come from the Treasury General Account, which consists entirely of taxpayer dollars.
    Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026

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