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
Prior Golden Boot winners Eusebio (1966), Salvatore Schillaci (1990), Davor Suker (1998) and Thomas Muller (2010) have all topped up their tallies by scoring in this match. Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026 The bulk of Netflix’s comedy and drama nominations come from strong craft-category tallies of Stranger Things (seven), Wednesday (six), and Bridgerton (four). Joe Reid, Vulture, 17 July 2026 Bellingham, who also plays for Real Madrid, will face his club teammate Mbappé for the third-place playoff tomorrow—so both tallies could go up. Zoya Hasan, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Georgia is now a state where election deniers can influence who is eligible to vote, how ballots are cast and counted, and whether the vote tallies of millions of Georgians are legitimate. Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 Across coastal California, the tallies were a string of zeroes. Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 Due to a lag in national reporting, state tallies may differ. Erika Edwards, NBC news, 14 July 2026 The health agency cautioned that its tallies underestimate the true death toll, because they’re based on incomplete data. John Leicester, Fortune, 3 July 2026 So titles like those aren’t accounted for in the Wednesday-Sunday tallies. Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
Verb
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 The Ball State recruit also tallies 30 kills in two nonconference matches. Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 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 According to Michigan Tech, which also tallies snowfall totals, Houghton County in 2023 saw 12 inches of snow in May. Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 10 Feb. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tallies
Noun
  • On Wednesday, Nakashima remained in jail at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $45,000 bond on three counts of lewd and lascivious battery by an authority figure.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • Singh, who was 21 at the time of the crash, was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty in June to three counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, court records show.
    Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • Yin corresponds to blood in the liver, and a liver yin deficiency can lead to dry eyes, blurred vision, or decreased visual acuity.
    Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026
  • Its most common glide bomb models are the FAB-250, FAB-500, FAB-1500, and FAB-3000, where the number corresponds to the nominal weight of the bomb in kilograms.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • The Golden Boot is awarded to the player who scores the most goals during the tournament.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 19 July 2026
  • After some neat interplay in the Argentina box, Dorado scores the first-ever World Cup final goal by firing a right-foot finish into the far corner, through the goalkeeper Juan Botasso’s legs.
    Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • DeSantis’s visit coincides with another major Republican gathering in Pennsylvania.
    Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026
  • Transferring in just before his senior year, Robert’s appearance coincides with the growing terror of The Trawler, a serial killer targeting teenagers across the city.
    Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • The tank has four-way stretch that conforms to every yoga pose and crunch, and a grippy strip on the hem that prevents it from riding up.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
  • This mattress uses pressure-relieving memory foam that conforms to the body and helps circulation.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Abberley agrees that the cultural differences between the English and Spanish languages give room for confusion.
    Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • The outside review makes sure someone who doesn’t work for them agrees.
    Jesse Rothman, Boston Herald, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • The domestic industry consists primarily of early-stage experimental projects, and federal regulators have not yet certified any next-generation advanced reactors for standard commercial sale in the United States.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
  • In Billie’s case, that consists mostly of neighborhood walks and the occasional hiking trail.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 18 June 2026

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