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Definition of talliesnext
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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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
In addition to 50 Years – Don’t Stop, the band’s Greatest Hits appears on a duo of tallies, though not the same two, while Rumours can be found on half a dozen lists. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026 Both Haas’ and Mercedes’ tallies on day one this year were more than five teams managed through that entire Jerez test, which stretched over four days. Luke Smith, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026 The song holds atop each list, after debuting atop the tallies in October. Gary Trust, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2026 Two tallies for each candidate would indicate how many votes were from party regulars and how many from independents. Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026 Beyond human rights tallies, a separate medical working paper reviewed by Fox News Digital suggests the death toll may be far higher. Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026 Georgia Murray collected two goals and three assists, including the game-winner in overtime, while Annie Lough added two tallies as Bishop Feehan edged Malden Catholic 5-4 in nonleague action. Kevin Barrucci, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026 Mata, 26, was one of the thousands of volunteers who safeguarded vote tallies during the 2024 vote. Nbc News, NBC news, 8 Jan. 2026 This tallies with what Bank of America Research’s Head of US Equity & Quantitative Strategy, Savita Subramanian, told Fortune in August about how companies have learned in the 2020s to generally replace people with process. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
The analysis tallies the annual cost of housing, transportation and other necessities for each of the 50 largest cities by population, drawing from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Federal Reserve and other sources. Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 16 Jan. 2026 Finaret was game to test out the new MAHA guidelines using Masters’ spreadsheet, which tallies up the cost per day of a diet that aims to meet daily recommendations for nutrients like protein, fat, fiber, and calcium. Sarah Todd, STAT, 16 Jan. 2026 The list tallies the top 20 surging Vocaloid tracks on Japan‘s video-sharing platform Niconico Douga by applying Billboard Japan’s proprietary weighting to data such as views, number of creations, comments and likes. Billboard Japan, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2025 Other times, the book sounds like a droning Christmas-card letter, as Sarkozy endlessly tallies his friends and foes. Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025 The analysis tallies the annual cost of housing, transportation and other necessities for each of the 50 largest cities by population, drawing from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Federal Reserve and other sources. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025 For its part, DOGE still has a website that tallies its cost-reduction efforts and claims $214 billion in savings. Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tallies
Noun
  • Unsheltered homelessness decreased by 45% between 2023 and 2025, according to those year’s counts, but advocates for homeless people say cold-weather shelters and other factors can obscure the figures.
    Jon Murray, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
  • January’s indictment alleges 32 counts involving bank fraud, bank burglary, computer fraud and damage to computers.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The power unit corresponds of how these things are measured in any other (way).
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Players choose a card, which offers a category like pizza toppings or cartoons, and take turns shouting out a word that fits the category and corresponds to a letter on the board that hasn’t already been used.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The Post gets more attention for its content, while Newsom scores points with his base by reminding readers of the connection between the Post and the Murdochs.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Feb. 2026
  • The Premier League scores a higher share of goals from corners, 18 per cent compared to 13 per cent in the Champions League, but the starkest difference comes from long throws.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The designation coincides with the 140th anniversary of France-Korea diplomatic relations, dating to the 1886 Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
  • In Mendonça’s work, political commentary coincides with art-house aesthetics and elements borrowed from genre movies—science fiction, Western, neo-noir.
    Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The knee-high design works in the same way as the tights, offering compression to improve circulation in a fashionable design that conforms to your shape.
    Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The force utilized by Sterling Heights Police Officer conforms to Michigan law, as well as applicable agency policy, standards, and guidelines.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The Bishop agrees, but insists that since no other Franciscans are female, Aleys must be sent to the nearby Beguines—laywomen who take no vows, live in community, and work to support the church.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Teacher Jennie Park agrees that having someone from outside the school helps bridge the gap between lessons and life beyond the classroom.
    Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The most common type of gallstone consists principally of cholesterol.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The geocorona consists mainly of hydrogen atoms.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026

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