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

2 of 2

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
Follow the latest numbers, including data breakdowns by party and tallies in states with competitive Senate battlegrounds. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026 The data firm’s proprietary MIV figure tallies the impact of relevant media placements on online, social and print, inclusive of paid, owned and earned mediums. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 Following Friday's count by the Wayne County Election Commission, the tallies show Mahmood receiving 2,089 votes to current Mayor Adam Alharbi's 2,077. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 The Avalanche erupted for five straight tallies, including three in the second period. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 The official vote tallies from Roku’s meeting are expected to be filed with the SEC soon as well. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 Nebraska’s early and mail votes, by party registration In both 2022 and 2024, Republicans held an advantage in the final early vote tallies. — New York Times, 9 Oct. 2026 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
Verb
The death would be at least the seventh at the Georgia park, including one in 2006 in which a man had a likely heart attack on the Goliath coaster, according to the Doan Law Firm, which tallies amusement park accidents and represents victims. — Hallie Golden, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 In 2006, when Georgia’s Goliath opened, a man died after likely having a heart attack on the coaster, said Doan Law Firm, which tallies amusement park accidents and represents victims. — Addy Bink, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tallies
Noun
  • Boswell was found guilty on all counts of first-degree murder, conspiracy, and improper disposal of human remains in October 2020, and was sentenced to life imprisonment in July 2021.
    — Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Holmes in 2022 was convicted of three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for deceiving investors.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Sensory input signals go through the brainstem before being directed to the center of the brain that corresponds to that sense.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Neither corresponds to any investigation, case, incident, or call for service.
    — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The portal sets those weights itself and scores factories against their peers.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Tim Cahill scores the fastest goal in MLS history, and the New York Red Bulls beat the Houston Dynamo 3-0.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Decline tends to set in when willful stasis coincides with the rise of a rival more committed to pioneering.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The Victorian-era tale captures their growing attachment alongside a fascinating assortment of characters and historic events until their Involvement in World War II coincides with Hitler's deliberations to invade Britain.
    — Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • What’s happened conforms to a classic pattern of far-left and far-right politics in France, and in Europe generally.
    — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Related Stories InCheck reports summarize how a factory’s chemical inventory conforms to ZDHC’s Manufacturing Restricted Substances List, or MRSL.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The debate over doing more School officials will be the first to admit that not everyone agrees.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The first in the ACOTAR series, the romantasy novel introduces us to Feyre Archeron, a human woman who agrees to go live in the fairie realm of Prythian in order to save her family.
    — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Their list consists primarily of interventions such as more per-pupil funding, banning cellphones and restricting artificial intelligence in the classroom.
    — Gustavo E. Fischman, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • 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

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“Tallies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tallies. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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