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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
Mykhailo Fedorov, for example, a minister in the wartime government of Ukraine, recently showcased the country’s point tally system. Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025 Gonzalez Urrutia won last year’s presidential elections, according to voting tallies. Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
In last year’s survey, growth equities and defense industries were the most popular choices, each tallying just under a third of respondents. Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025 The Eagles’ production was all the more impressive considering leading scorer and sharp-shooter Evan Wu tallied one goal on a penalty shot drawn by center Logan McGann. Dan Albano, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tally
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Noun
  • After jurors deliberated for more than seven days, the third count of rape resulted in a hung jury.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Juventus did not make this count but the likes of Yamal, Rashford, Pedri and Frenkie de Jong could pose problems.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Use the links and bonus codes that correspond with your state.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • One analysis notes national rail emits ~35 g CO₂e per kilometer, while average gasoline cars emit ~170 g - meaning that train travel can correspond to only ~20% of the carbon per person compared to driving.
    Chelsea Haney October 25, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Each restaurant in Jefferson County is scored out of a possible 100 points.
    Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Girls soccer Quinn Anderson scored twice as Sandwich (11-4-3) defeated Nantucket 5-2 in nonleague action.
    Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In that world, the public interest seldom coincided with popular opinion.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • His tenure coincided with the introduction of new technologies to broadcast the Olympics, and the shift in TV operations and transmission from analog to digital technologies and high definition TV.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • So, California can fill in the gap — or localities can figure out ways to conform to the new guidelines, even if some of them are ridiculous.
    Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Writers had to conform to ideological rules; many works were banned outright.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Beyond the shock factor, Crow hopes her video inspires others with old jetted tubs to check theirs, and encourages empathy for people maintaining older homes.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The caller asked me to check my WhatsApp messages.
    Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Buyers agree that the shoes are comfortable for all-day wear.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
  • More recently, high-profile firms including Amazon, Apple, Coinbase, Comcast, Google, Lockheed Martin and Meta Platforms have agreed to help finance the ballroom Trump plans for the White House after ordering the building’s East Wing to be demolished.
    Bill Barrow, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The only player fitting the indictment’s description is Anthony Davis.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
  • When the shark measuring about 10 feet didn’t fit through the door, Mucerino and Burress got a bite of inspiration.
    Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Tally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tally. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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