tallies 1 of 2

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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tallies

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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
Tyler Toffoli, Ryan Reaves, Mario Ferraro, John Klingberg, and Adam Gautette had the other Shark tallies. Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025 After the votes had been cast, Machado’s supporters produced electoral tallies appearing to show that González had won with a sweeping majority, but Venezuela’s official electoral tribunal, without producing any proof, declared Maduro the winner. Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025 Contextualizing the rate of crashes versus the raw tallies presents more challenges, to say nothing of finding a cause. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025 And her courage in having participated in an unfair contest and in exposing Maduro’s fraud by publishing the true vote tallies on the internet, surely made Machado stand out to the Nobel committee. David Smilde, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025 Luminate is the successor to Soundscan, and any of these record numbers refer to the era since 1991, when Soundscan came on the scene and began offering reliable weekly sales tallies for recordings. Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025 Hiring slowed sharply in recent months, and government tallies showed that employers actually cut jobs in June for the first time since 2020. Scott Horsley, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025 Last season, his goal scoring was back on the rise with 39 tallies to give that top line even more dimension. The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025 Neither of those tallies includes nonfatal injuries. Eve Chen, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
At the end of each month, an official review board of experts and officers verifies each strike, tallies the points, and releases a list of the best-scoring teams. Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025 Everyone tallies up what is picked up. Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025 Providence 5-0 (5) Abbey Knight tallies 45 kills in four matches as Celtics win Wilmington Tournament. Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025 That video was the first of what has since expanded into an all-encompassing price breakdown content page, where Wilson tallies up pieces from everything from Bama Rush outfits to back-to-school hauls. Tabitha Parent, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025 When Victoria Mboko tallies up her Canadian Open, the positives column will be overflowing. James Hansen, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tallies
Noun
  • Roland Kuenn, 59, faces two felony counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle related to the July 9 car crash that killed Gregory Skaar.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to eosinophil counts, the researchers measured white blood cells, inflammation markers, pain intensity, complications and comorbidities (conditions such as asthma, migraine, fibromyalgia, and rheumatoid arthritis).
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Citi’s $48 price target corresponds to an upside of more than 11%.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The ZIP code on the filing corresponds to the New York borough.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Côte d’Ivoire’s internet infrastructure scores a measly 22 percent on the Internet Resilience Index — lower even than Afghanistan.
    Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Dreyer scores twice SDFC winger Anders Dreyer scored twice off the bench as Denmark beat Belarus 6-0 on Thursday in a World Cup qualifying match.
    Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Philippines is entering a demographic juncture as slowing population growth coincides with a rising number of working-age and dependent individuals, a senior official said this week.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The timeline coincides with an orbital alignment around the sun that would shorten the journey between Earth and Mars.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The high-compression fabric conforms to the body, while the double-layered waistband ensures a secure fit.
    Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The oversized chair is ideal for patios, decks, or poolside spaces, and it’s filled with high-density foam that conforms to your body position, offering comfortable support for long-term sitting and relaxing.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • To be sure, not everyone agrees that stock prices have departed from reality.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • But not everyone agrees the model should be repeated.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This area consists mostly of traditional shophouses and hidden gems, such as independently run bookstores with local literature and quaint cafés.
    Elizabeth See, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The site consists primarily of 10,900 square feet of office spaces that can be divided into as many as four office suites, according to a marketing brochure that Cushman & Wakefield, a commercial real estate firm, had circulated.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025

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