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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2
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 the interviews, each supervisor selected up to three names on a voting sheet, with the county attorney tallying the results aloud.
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Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
White and Payton Pritchard were plus-22 and plus-36, respectively, with White showing some encouraging improvement as a shooter (4-for-8, 2-for-5 from three) while tallying eight assists, three rebounds, three steals and two blocks.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
The second-year receiver had a fantastic night, tallying seven catches and 96 yards in the first half with the game’s first touchdown on a beautiful release that left cornerback Da’Ron Bland flat-footed.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The film was a critical and commercial success, tallying $95 million at the domestic box office and earning Oscar nominations for both Weir and Williams.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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
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
The Steelers’ defense, which held off any potential Browns comeback, kept Cleveland out of the endzone by tallying six sacks, swarming rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel in his second career NFL start.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, 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
Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
White and Payton Pritchard were plus-22 and plus-36, respectively, with White showing some encouraging improvement as a shooter (4-for-8, 2-for-5 from three) while tallying eight assists, three rebounds, three steals and two blocks.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
The second-year receiver had a fantastic night, tallying seven catches and 96 yards in the first half with the game’s first touchdown on a beautiful release that left cornerback Da’Ron Bland flat-footed.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The film was a critical and commercial success, tallying $95 million at the domestic box office and earning Oscar nominations for both Weir and Williams.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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
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
The Steelers’ defense, which held off any potential Browns comeback, kept Cleveland out of the endzone by tallying six sacks, swarming rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel in his second career NFL start.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tallying
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Even prior to the coup, the system was set up such that all proceeds from sales by state-enterprises like MTE were deposited into the Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank’s roughly 50 accounts in corresponding banks across the world.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Ingredients vary in their duration, with a higher concentration of the active ingredient generally corresponding to longer-lasting effects.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
5 Nov. 2025
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However, unlike last season, there was no sign to those within the Capitals that their captain was feeling the pressure of scoring another historic goal.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
6 Nov. 2025
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Superstar Victor Wembanyama had an off night, scoring just nine points to go with nine rebounds and four blocks.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Deadline reported that Disney+ has ordered a TV event featuring special guest star Sabrina Carpenter to premiere in 2026, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the classic original series.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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In 2024, coinciding with Puig’s IPO, the conglomerate acquired 100 per cent ownership of Byredo, aiming to expand the brand into new product categories.—
Vogue Business Team,
Vogue,
4 Nov. 2025
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That meant poring over three sets of card catalogues, checking every name and cross-checking them with every grave site out in the yard.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Nov. 2025
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Inside one of the school’s six sprawling buildings just north of downtown Miami, students in uniforms hold stethoscopes to each other’s chests, practicing checking a heartbeat.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 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
Verb
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This comes amid wider Russian attack on cities closer to Ukraine's front-line regions, signaling that Moscow has no intention of easing up its targeting of infrastructure or agreeing to any ceasefire.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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With Solomon already agreeing to give up control, and neither Solomon nor Icahn likely to be on the continuing board, there is no reason why this should get contentious.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 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 17 Nov. 2025.
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