tally 1 of 2

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
The number is just more than half of January’s tally. Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2025 At least one person was killed and 18 injured, according to a CNN tally of figures released by various Ukrainian officials. Jessie Yeung, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
The surveys were then tallied and analyzed, and then compared with additional survey data from the last three years to account for companies that consistently ranked well versus those that may have just had a good year. Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2025 He’s tallied 438 receptions, 6,324 yards and 48 receiving touchdowns in the regular season. Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tally
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Noun
  • In 2002, Sigmon was found guilty of two counts of murder and one count of burglary.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Or at least the opportunity to continue to push his pitch count in the bullpen.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The equation no longer corresponds to a Turing machine that computes perfect squares—and, more generally, the Diophantine equations can no longer encode the halting problem.
    Joseph Howlett, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Under Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, the Space Force has defined a highly effective strategy; corresponding operational concepts and technologies; and a new training regimen to ensure U.S. equities in space are secured.
    David A. Deptula, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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  • Senior shooting guard Niels Lane and sophomore shooting guard Trent Middleton Jr. scored 14 points each with Lane grabbing a game-best eight rebounds.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2025
  • But 17 of those turnovers and 16 points were scored in the first three quarters.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
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  • Her Forest appointment coincided with the hiring of Dave Long — former Forest boys academy coach and women’s football coach developer and talent reporter — as head of the girls’ academy.
    Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The purging of bureaucrats has often coincided with zealous announcements of a new golden age.
    Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
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  • Such policies may compel Muslim employees to choose between adhering to their religious values or conforming to professional standards that do not reflect their cultural and religious identity, potentially leading to perceptions of unprofessionalism.
    Aparna Rae, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • More importantly, Lara wants women to embrace their bodies’ natural processes rather than feel pressured to conform to societal expectations or follow conventional paths that don’t seem to be working in their favor.
    Allison Palmer, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
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  • Always check with your local recycling facilities to ensure items can be recycled in your area.
    Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Mar. 2025
  • As a model for the future of progressive media, Piker checks only some of the requisite boxes.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
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  • And the parties hoping to form Germany’s next government agreed to overhaul borrowing rules to inject more money into the military, although this must still be approved by parliament.
    Anna Cooban, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Elections last September produced a largely inconclusive result, and for three months the ‘ruling’ centre-right OVP party and a host of smaller parties - Social Democrats and liberal Neos party (and the Greens) - struggled to agree on a coalition programme.
    Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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  • Look for the Patriots to also target mid-level veterans on defense who fit the new vision for Mike Vrabel's defense.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Console tables offer a solution, but only if they are designed to fit smaller spaces.
    Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025

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“Tally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tally. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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