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as in corresponding
to be in agreement on every point
our lists for best movies of the year tally perfectly
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as in scoring
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 tallying
After tallying up the impact on various sectors, the result is stark.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
Bogaerts, Laureano and Sheets each tallying two homers.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Defender Guilherme Biro earned his first assist after collecting one through his first 67 appearances and Facundo Torres grabbed his fourth in his first season with Austin after tallying 16 in three seasons with Orlando City.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Lara Langford was a driving force, tallying three hits and two RBIs.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
Defender Guilherme Biro earned his first assist after collecting one through his first 67 appearances and Facundo Torres grabbed his fourth in his first season with Austin after tallying 16 in three seasons with Orlando City.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Hoerner already has six doubles this year after tallying 29 a season ago.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Malone is the winningest coach in Nuggets history, tallying 471 career wins across his career there, while also winning an NBA title in 2023.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Vucevic was a minus-15 during his first eight-minute shift, tallying no points, two fouls and two turnovers while Boston’s offense ground to a halt.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
Bogaerts, Laureano and Sheets each tallying two homers.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Defender Guilherme Biro earned his first assist after collecting one through his first 67 appearances and Facundo Torres grabbed his fourth in his first season with Austin after tallying 16 in three seasons with Orlando City.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Lara Langford was a driving force, tallying three hits and two RBIs.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
Defender Guilherme Biro earned his first assist after collecting one through his first 67 appearances and Facundo Torres grabbed his fourth in his first season with Austin after tallying 16 in three seasons with Orlando City.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Hoerner already has six doubles this year after tallying 29 a season ago.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Malone is the winningest coach in Nuggets history, tallying 471 career wins across his career there, while also winning an NBA title in 2023.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Vucevic was a minus-15 during his first eight-minute shift, tallying no points, two fouls and two turnovers while Boston’s offense ground to a halt.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tallying
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Indoors, reportedly, one came across a corresponding ease, to the surprise of outsiders.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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DHIs are made up of layers, with each layer corresponding to a version of the image.—
Felysha Walker,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Kings have allowed 231 goals while scoring 216 for a -15 scoring differential.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Rookie first-round draft pick Nique Clifford had a stellar game for Sacramento, scoring 24 points on 10-of-13 shooting with seven rebounds and five assists.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Their first album together, Celia & Johnny, cemented Cruz as the all-time salsa queen, coinciding with her vocal peak.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2026
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Such extreme pessimism has historically acted as a contrarian indicator for markets, Hartnett said, with prior lows in sentiment coinciding with key turning points for equities, including in October 2023 and April 2025.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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Other women who were checking the scene heard a baby crying and saw the car seat flipped on its side 20 feet from the car’s rear half on the grass.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Reduce the chances of yellow jackets nesting in your yard by checking around your space for unoccupied rodent burrows.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Apr. 2026
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Instead of imitating other instruments and conforming to conventional musical ideas, Buchla (and Ciani) set out to create a paradigm based on harnessing the flow of electricity itself.—
Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
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Trustees displayed the transgender flag on the dais as Chanise Hendrix, the district’s LGBTQ support services coordinator, gave a presentation about the past and future of SCUSD’s efforts to protect trans and non-gender conforming students and staff.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Young gets deal Hours after releasing Terry Rozier, the Heat filled that roster spot by agreeing to a deal with Jahmir Young, who was promoted from his two-way contract.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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Hamby filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the Aces in August 2024, with both parties agreeing to dismiss the suit in December with prejudice.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Women’s health is often thought of as consisting solely of reproductive health issues.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Roman soldiers guarding the fortlet enjoyed views of open pastures and cleared woodland consisting mainly of alder, hazel, and willow, with smaller amounts of oak and birch.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Tallying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tallying. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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