1
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
In last year’s survey, growth equities and defense industries were the most popular choices, each tallying just under a third of respondents.
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Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Hyland, who re-signed with Minnesota in September, played eight minutes in the fourth quarter, tallying two points, two rebounds and an assist while aiding in the Wolves’ comeback.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
Looking at the box score, Smith-Njigba had yet another 100-plus-yard game, tallying eight catches for 123 yards with his touchdown to lead the game.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Luis logged eight total minutes against Memphis, Toronto and Cleveland — the fewest of all healthy Celtics players during that span — tallying three points on 3-of-4 shooting and three turnovers.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Flagg had another strong preseason outing, tallying 11 points, three rebounds, four assists and three steals in 24 minutes, and Knueppel scored 12 points in the Mavericks’ 120-116 loss to the Hornets.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
While Black Ops 6 toyed with a more grounded, back-to-the-basics approach of UAVs, airstrikes, and attack choppers as scorestreak rewards for tallying enough points or kills, the speculative fiction framework of BLOPS 7 means everything requires a heightened tone.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
So far this season, Jones has thrown for at least 275 passing yards in every start, tallying six touchdown passes and just one interception, with wins over the New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, and now the Rams.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Each count of transportation to engage in prostitution holds a maximum sentence of 10 years, tallying up to a possible 20 years in prison for Combs.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Hyland, who re-signed with Minnesota in September, played eight minutes in the fourth quarter, tallying two points, two rebounds and an assist while aiding in the Wolves’ comeback.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
Looking at the box score, Smith-Njigba had yet another 100-plus-yard game, tallying eight catches for 123 yards with his touchdown to lead the game.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Luis logged eight total minutes against Memphis, Toronto and Cleveland — the fewest of all healthy Celtics players during that span — tallying three points on 3-of-4 shooting and three turnovers.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Flagg had another strong preseason outing, tallying 11 points, three rebounds, four assists and three steals in 24 minutes, and Knueppel scored 12 points in the Mavericks’ 120-116 loss to the Hornets.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
While Black Ops 6 toyed with a more grounded, back-to-the-basics approach of UAVs, airstrikes, and attack choppers as scorestreak rewards for tallying enough points or kills, the speculative fiction framework of BLOPS 7 means everything requires a heightened tone.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
So far this season, Jones has thrown for at least 275 passing yards in every start, tallying six touchdown passes and just one interception, with wins over the New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, and now the Rams.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Each count of transportation to engage in prostitution holds a maximum sentence of 10 years, tallying up to a possible 20 years in prison for Combs.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tallying
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In a corresponding move, the Commanders released veteran wide receiver Robbie Chosen.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Steininger and Yurkevich then divided the parameter space of orientations into approximately 18 million tiny blocks, and tested the center point of each block to see if its corresponding orientation produced a Rupert passage.—
Erica Klarreich,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Bowen led the club in receiving big chances last season (13, scoring five of them).—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic put on quite the show on NBA Opening Night, scoring 43 points to go along with 12 rebounds and nine assists in a dominant performance against the Golden State Warriors.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Her idyllic life with her husband Aitor (Roberto Álamo) and their teenage son Sebas (Teo Soler) begins to crumble when Félix is released from prison, coinciding with a new wave of crimes that eerily mirror the murders committed 25 years ago.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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The results indicate a turning point for Democrats, who have trailed Republicans on this metric for the past four years — coinciding with Biden’s time in office.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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In 2025, the conforming loan limit for a single-family home is $1,209,750.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Both shows mix humor, philosophy, and principled outrage, riding the roller coaster of daily life in a world of stunning beauty and glaring injustice instead of conforming to any prepackaged TV format.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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Trump’s measure was followed by the EU rolling out additional sanctions and agreeing to finance Ukraine for the next two years.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Many people in the Reddit community responded to the post, agreeing that OP wasn't in the wrong for his emotions and feelings.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Parents everywhere will be checking their local forecasts the days leading up to Halloween, trying to get an idea for how to pack before heading out with their kids to trick-or-treat.—
Emilee Coblentz,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
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Pap smears look for cervical cancer by checking for abnormal cells in the cervix that could become cancerous.—
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira,
Flow Space,
27 Oct. 2025
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The bearded vulture, a large bird of prey with an unusual diet consisting primarily of bones, has long fascinated ornithologists.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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There is a tendency to assume that a user-AI relationship is a stark dichotomy, consisting solely of either being in a purely healthy user-AI relationship or a purely unhealthy user-AI relationship.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Tallying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tallying. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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