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
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 The outfit has shared multiple tunes, and all of them have become hits on one of Billboard's radio tallies. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 About 1,200 people were killed in the October 2023 Hamas attack and 251 were taken hostage, according to Israeli tallies. Reuters, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025 While there are no firm figures just yet, some tallies have estimated that only more than 50,000—or some 17% of those roles—have already been cut, suggesting that there is much more ahead. Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025 Nina Sly had both tallies as Boston Latin doubled up Cambridge 2-1 in a Dual County League matchup. Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 17 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
  • In addition to first-degree murder, the man was also arrested on counts of identity theft and theft, deputies said.
    Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Angel Holland and Aaron Stalling were both charged with three counts of child endangerment as well as three counts of felony abuse, according to Hamilton County Jail records reviewed by PEOPLE.
    Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In our present-day Universe, that corresponds to a distance that’s approximately 18 billion light-years away.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Patrons select two cards from the splayed out deck, and each card corresponds with a different flavor.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • San Diego scores high marks here.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Usual match play rules apply, with the player who scores lowest on each hole taking that hole in the race to secure crucial late points.
    Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The date coincides with the start of UK Black History Month.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The new campus opening coincides with the 90th anniversary this year of the Milan school.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Built largely from carbon fiber, and weighing just under 158 kilograms, the Helix conforms with the FAA’s rules for ultralight aircraft.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That said, not everyone agrees that washing is always needed.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Participant acknowledges and agrees that TIME may collect, store, share and otherwise use any personally identifiable information provided to TIME throughout the Search, including, but not limited to, name, mailing address, phone number and email address.
    Time, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • The area consists primarily of industrial warehouses, some commercial buildings and a few vacant lots.
    Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025

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