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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
Laferriere has been a bright spot of late, scoring in consecutive games and three of his past four following a swath with just one goal in 14 games, including eight straight without tallying.
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Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
Florida is unparalleled in its concentration of pristine, shimmering, azure-blue freshwater springs, tallying more than 1,000 such examples throughout the state.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Kansas State forced 15 turnovers (scoring 17 points off those turnovers) and tallying 12 steals.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
While each jurisdiction anticipates victory, the Johnson County Election Office is still tallying votes.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
Twelve months later, Anders Dreyer wasted no time tallying the first goal.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Queta delivered arguably the best performance of his NBA career Sunday night against Philadelphia, tallying 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting, 17 rebounds, three blocks and one steal in 27 minutes as the Celtics won 114-98 at TD Garden.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2026
Donte DiVincenzo was excellent, tallying 17 points on the strength of five triples to go with five dimes.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Cortez finished with a team-high 18 points, 11 rebounds and 2 steals with Kinney, a freshman, tallying 14 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2026
Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
Florida is unparalleled in its concentration of pristine, shimmering, azure-blue freshwater springs, tallying more than 1,000 such examples throughout the state.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Kansas State forced 15 turnovers (scoring 17 points off those turnovers) and tallying 12 steals.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
While each jurisdiction anticipates victory, the Johnson County Election Office is still tallying votes.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
Twelve months later, Anders Dreyer wasted no time tallying the first goal.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Queta delivered arguably the best performance of his NBA career Sunday night against Philadelphia, tallying 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting, 17 rebounds, three blocks and one steal in 27 minutes as the Celtics won 114-98 at TD Garden.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2026
Donte DiVincenzo was excellent, tallying 17 points on the strength of five triples to go with five dimes.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Cortez finished with a team-high 18 points, 11 rebounds and 2 steals with Kinney, a freshman, tallying 14 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tallying
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But the Walker signing was clarifying in multiple ways, including that the Chiefs by committing to him now virtually must prioritize corresponding moves to revive the receiver room and add edge rusher(s).—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2026
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The bartender then makes the corresponding drink.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
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Gui Santos put up 18 points and four rebounds, and Gary Payton II continued his strong run of play on the offensive side of the ball by scoring 15 and grabbing six rebounds.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
17 Mar. 2026
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After the break, Angel City poured on the pressure and delivered the knockout blow, scoring three goals, all in different ways.—
Damian Calhoun,
Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The team found a major levoglucosan peak centered around 1128 CE, coinciding with a similar peak recorded from the Schwarzboden mire peat core, another important reservoir of atmospheric history sampled about 12 miles southeast of Weißseespitze.—
Nidhi Sharma,
Popular Science,
13 Mar. 2026
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The rise in police overtime costs has coinciding with a decline in staffing.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The museum opens on stadium event days and select non-event days, so checking the website for up-to-date scheduling is essential, especially during the World Cup when the stadium calendar will look different from a typical NFL season.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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After checking surveillance camera footage from the locations where the card was used, Cherry was identified as the same person in other footage reviewed.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Researchers have developed new hair-thin actuator fiber that can pave way to build safer soft robots and body-conforming wearable devices designed to interact closely with people.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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Exile is a state of being barred from a homeland—of being forced to live in a foreign world as punishment for not conforming.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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Jones was federally charged in 2022 with agreeing to take bribes from a red-light camera company executive in exchange for protecting the company from adverse legislation in Springfield.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Campbell found a new team on Friday, agreeing to a one-year deal with the Giants.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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During training camp in 2023, as the organization monitored a secondary consisting entirely of players on rookie contracts or veteran-minimum deals, there was a sense around the Rams that this could be the new model.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
9 Mar. 2026
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As a result of the workforce reduction, the company expects to incur charges of approximately $450 million to $500 million, consisting primarily of severance payments, employee benefits and noncash expenses related to share vesting, according to a securities filing.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Tallying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tallying. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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