as in to classify
to arrange information in an organized way so that it can be studied, recorded, etc.
Officials tabulated the scores. A machine is used to tabulate the votes.
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Recent Examples of tabulate
Votes were tabulated by fans who shared a specific hashtag on social media for the 32 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nominees.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Once final rounds are finished, ballots are tabulated by independent accounting firm Deloitte & Touche LLP.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
The memo stated that on Nov. 12, the clerk’s office discovered 67 unprocessed ballots for Ward 65 and one unprocessed ballot for Ward 68 in a courier bag found in a vote tabulating machine.
—Todd Richmond, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Getting accurate non-fatal unintended shooting data is difficult, however, because law enforcement doesn’t tabulate those specifically.
—John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Once final rounds are finished, ballots are tabulated by independent accounting firm Deloitte & Touche LLP.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
The memo stated that on Nov. 12, the clerk’s office discovered 67 unprocessed ballots for Ward 65 and one unprocessed ballot for Ward 68 in a courier bag found in a vote tabulating machine.
—Todd Richmond, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Getting accurate non-fatal unintended shooting data is difficult, however, because law enforcement doesn’t tabulate those specifically.
—John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
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The movement was classified by periodic pulses, or bursts of mobility that lasted for one to two hours.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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An atomic wedgie is classified as one in which a person's underwear is pulled above the victim's head or higher.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
31 Jan. 2025
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The researchers aimed to analyze the physiological effects of carbonated water, as it has been found to induce satiety (feelings of fullness) and gastric motility (movement of food through the body), both of which could reduce hunger.—
Angelica Stabile,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Besides analyzing for violations and complaints by owner and owner-type, the Herald also performed regression analysis to compute the likelihood of a complaint being sustained by different ownership types.—
Ben Wieder,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Here are some names being batted around as the market starts to heat up and the Hurricanes assess their needs.—
Cory Lavalette,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Regularly assess progress and address concerns constructively.—
Chaitra Vedullapalli,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Over the weekend, Trump administration officials arranged another ride-along, that time in Chicago, for the daytime TV talk show star Dr. Phil McGraw.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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The company arranged for two Fox Sports personnel, Julian Edelman and Charissa Thompson, to do a tease of sorts just before kickoff of Fox’s Sunday telecast of the NFC Championship.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Tabulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabulate. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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