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as in count
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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as in to score
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 tally
Noun
And though a state law banning public sleeping took effect almost a year ago, this summer’s tally of the county’s street-sleeping residents was the highest since August 2022. Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025 On one night in January last year, almost 800 people in Boise were homeless, according to the most recent Point-in-Time count, an annual tally of homelessness. Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
Hollywood may never tally the full losses from Hale’s leaks. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025 Boise State and Cincinnati (pre-Big 12) each made the College Football Playoff, while Coastal Carolina, Liberty, Cincy again and San Jose State tallied undefeated regular seasons. Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tally
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Noun
  • The defendant is now charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder and faces life in prison if convicted.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • That’s three plums lined up like weary soldiers at reveille by my count.
    David Weiss, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The entity lists an address that corresponds to a San Francisco office of the Jordan Park Group, a financial investment company.
    Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Similarly, Whitehouse is not yet the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, a title that tends to correspond, roughly, to tenure.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The search down the tiers to find another club who have not scored eventually brings us to Acle United in the Anglian Combination Premier Division League.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • New York became the first team since the 1940s Detroit Lions to go three straight openers without scoring a touchdown.
    Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • That sentiment has coincided with plummeting sales of Teslas, particularly in Europe.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Williams, 92, is a Jamaican immigrant with end-stage kidney disease whose roof, parts of which are nine and 19 years old, began to leak after a period of heavy weather in late September that coincided with the passage of Hurricane Helene.
    Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Women are gaining ground not by conforming to traditional leadership norms but by reshaping them.
    Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The memory foam conforms to your head to relieve pressure, and the cooling case helps with temperature.
    Nora Colomer may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Before flying, check your airline’s website for more details on what’s allowed.
    Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Some of ChatGPT's suggestions were practical, like checking for unclaimed money, which netted her $700 from her LLC, but others were much more bizarre.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Likewise, endorsing the belief that a college degree is important for economic success is different than agreeing that the typical college curriculum equips students with essential job skills.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • On Friday, Chelsea agreed a deal to sign Emanuel Emegha from BlueCo sister club RC Strasbourg in a move that will be finalised in 2026.
    Leon Imber, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With a cozy cottage feel, the Allwood Claudia Tiny Home Kit fits in anywhere from the woods, to the waterside, or even in your backyard (depending on your HOA).
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
  • That means having to cut jokes that don't fit his do-no-harm MO.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Tally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tally. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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