tallying

verb

Definition of tallyingnext
present participle of tally
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 Synonyms for tallying
  1. corresponding
  2. scoring
  3. coinciding
  4. agreeing
Verb
  • In recent years, brown has played an integral role in informing and building both the transformative and restorative justice movements by way of two prevailing organizing methodologies, each with a corresponding book.
    Fran Tirado, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
  • In its report Allianz modeled a handful of hypothetical individuals across generations, tracking their savings returns—and corresponding wealth—throughout their respective economic cycles.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of corresponding
Verb
  • However, his performances for Burnley last season, scoring three Premier League goals, led to interest from Brentford and Wolverhampton Wanderers for his signature this summer.
    Asif Burhan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Both teams started fast, scoring touchdowns on their first possessions of the game, with Cousins kicking off the contest with an 18-yard TD toss to Drake London.
    Jamie Barton, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of scoring
Verb
  • Wild Robot launched with a presentation at the recent San Sebastian Film Festival, supported by talent presence and coinciding with the screening at the Sitges Film Festival.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The earlier dates are in order to avoid coinciding with the Chuseok mid-autumn harvest festival, which is a three-day national holiday in Korea and falls in October next year.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of coinciding
Verb
  • The company entered a settlement agreement with Pivot Holding LLC, agreeing to pay $500,000 for milestone payments under a collaboration agreement.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The company has settled a legal proceeding related to a lease agreement, agreeing to pay $100,000 in rent and $13,953 in nonrefundable rent deposit.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of agreeing
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