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
Trending Video Inside Andy Cohen’s Hamptons Beach Home Ahead, AD tallies up the different properties Serena has added to her real estate portfolio. — Mekita Rivas, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2026 Some early tallies came from case surveillance — the fast, preliminary reports that health departments send to the CDC when a person with a positive test dies. — Jess Steier, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026 Like others in media, the company no longer reports subscriber tallies for the whole portfolio, which includes AMC+, Shudder, Acorn and the recently launched All Reality. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026 These tallies are just one off the all-time record of 10, set by Alan Jackson in 2002. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026 Her office also received a letter from the DOJ in July asserting that election officials could be prosecuted if votes from noncitizens are counted in their vote tallies. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 Mundubile has alleged irregularities and election observers have also reported inflated vote tallies and improper administration. — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026 There were mighty blunders off the field too under Jarmond, including an email that went out to donors that came with an attachment revealing personal information and spending tallies of the department’s biggest donors. — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Heat isn't noted on the death certificate, and therefore it is not included in the tallies reported to the municipality, the state and eventually the federal recordkeepers. — Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
Filled out with vintage archive that supplements the portrait built here of the irrepressibly charming Jarman and his highly talented team of collaborators, this easily tallies up as more than the sum of its parts. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026 Player of the Week Senior outside hitter Quinn Grevengoed tallies 92 kills and 15 aces in seven matches and then is named MVP for host Chicago Christian as Knights take tournament title for first time since 2014. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026 Despite the average credit score being unchanged at 714 from October, there are affordability pressures building beneath the surface, according to FICO, which tallies FICO Scores used by lenders to measure consumer credit risk. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Donovan Ferrufino tallies his second rushing touchdown with an 8-yard score. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 Before anyone tallies receipts or debates whether FIFA delivered on promises of an economic windfall, the tournament’s most enduring legacy might prove harder to measure. — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2026 Nielsen also tallies impressions served up within the comfort of other people’s homes; since the initial rollout six years ago, the company has since expanded its OOH coverage to 100% of its markets in the lower 48 states. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 June 2026 To be clear, the ledger now tallies only what companies pay, not what people lose—the asthma attacks, hospitalizations, shortened lives, or deaths. — Andrew Behar, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026 The Jeff Marr Law Firm tallies 183 cases in Oklahoma and other states. — J.c. Hallman, Oklahoman, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tallies
Noun
  • Frankel also faces investment adviser fraud and false-statement counts over SEC filings that allegedly concealed his conviction and a Finra suspension.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • She had previously been charged in those counts with assault using a semiautomatic firearm.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The flight number corresponds to a flight that typically travels from Dubai to Muscat.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • This corresponds with an important point in the evolution of the universe called the Epoch of Reionization.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Seattle’s Shaun Alexander scores an NFL-record five touchdowns in the first half of a 48-23 rout of Minnesota.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Defensive Player of the Week Senior linebacker Braden Fraus posts five tackles and scores a pair of TDs for West Aurora, one on a 15-yard fumble recovery and one on a 12-yard pick six, in 49-6 win over visiting Larkin.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The greatest flooding occurs when the peak storm surge coincides with high tide.
    — Brian Tang, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The chain’s Tennessee expansion coincides with Lynsi Snyder, owner and president of In-N-Out, moving to the state.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Not every state conforms to the federal rules, and an investor’s residence may change over the holding period, so federal tax deferral doesn’t always produce identical state-tax treatment.
    — Fernando Jimenez, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • This material conforms to your body and holds up well over time.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Dan Freeman, litigation director for the Democratic National Committee, agrees there is a low likelihood of immigration agents at voting locations, but his team is prepared to go to court should the administration try.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Warren senior defender Julio Diaz agrees that Sandoval has adjusted well.
    — Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The top third of the back of the TV consists only of the OLED panel and its metal frame, which combined are a fraction of an inch thick.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The film consists largely of anonymous testimony from 24 members of Israel’s military and intelligence services.
    — Drew Paul, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Tallies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tallies. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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