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
La Libertad Avanza won more than 40 percent of votes, according to tallies in media using numbers from electoral authorities with more than 97 percent of votes counted. Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025 Hundreds of thousands of volunteers trained as election observers to ensure a transparent and fair election; Citizens across the country stood watch over the polling stations to make sure the final tallies were documented before the regime could destroy ballots and lie about the outcome. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025 Ava Nartiff had three tallies while Alexa Buonagurio had a goal and an assist as Methuen blanked Malden 5-0 in Greater Boston League play. Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025 Gonzalez Urrutia won last year’s presidential elections, according to voting tallies. Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025 When large and small crowds in large and small towns gather respectfully, even exuberantly, to register their response to the country’s direction, measuring newsworthiness by body count or damage tallies misses the critical story. Nancy Gibbs, Time, 17 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
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
  • Oral arguments for Bankman-Fried’s appeal are set to begin in Manhattan on Tuesday, nearly two years to the day since he was convicted on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy that led to his 25-year prison sentence.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Kohberger is serving four consecutive life sentences with no parole, plus another 10 years, for four counts of first-degree murder and one of burglary.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The drills were the biggest ever this year, involving more than 20,000 reservists and double the timeline of 2024’s, an extension that corresponds to swelling fears of a Chinese attack.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • JPMorgan reiterates neutral rating, lowers price objective to $1,275 from $1,300 JPMorgan’s forecast corresponds to upside of around 3%.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the show, the song scores Joanne’s sister Morgan’s (Justine Lupe) engagement party, through which Joanne and Noah are struggling after getting into a fight.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The average monthly mortgage in Blythe is $1,332, while the Riverside County city scores 71 out of 100 on livability.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The acquisition coincides with Vranjes Firenze’s release of a collaboration with fellow Florentine brand The Bridge, which has specialized in leather goods since 1969.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The decline in drinking coincides with a decline in social activity more broadly.
    Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Golub said the project fully conforms to Antioch’s General Plan, zoning standards, and housing element requirements and that the city had already confirmed its compliance.
    Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The high-compression fabric conforms to the body, while the double-layered waistband ensures a secure fit.
    Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Jacqueline Stein, a professional cleaner and the owner of Home Reimagined in Austin, Texas, agrees and suggests opting for gentle, pH-neutral cleaners instead.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Howard Bashman, an appellate lawyer and legal columnist, agrees.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This episode — which consists almost entirely of characters sharing formative incidents from their pasts — is an unusually blunt device for delivering backstory.
    Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Rookie fourth-round pick Jordan Watkins is suiting up for his first game, joining a unit that consists today of Jauan Jennings, Kendrick Bourne, Demarcus Robinson and Skyy Moore.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025

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