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. conforming
  5. agreeing
  6. consisting
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  • The Tampa Bay Times reviewed nearly 600 storm tracks and corresponding sea surface temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean basin over the last four decades.
    Jack Prator, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The January transfer window in the women’s game has many of the same complications that the corresponding window offers in the men’s one.
    Jessy Parker Humphreys, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of corresponding
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  • In June, the forward was named in England’s European Championship squad and fulfilled a childhood dream of scoring his first England goal against the Republic of Ireland in November.
    Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The Seahawks led 6-3 through two quarters after scoring on the first and last drives of the opening half.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of scoring
Verb
  • And, coinciding with the holiday, the space station could easily double as Santa's sleigh to innocent eyes.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The study show that a major volcanic pulse occurred about 30,000 years before the impact, coinciding with at least a 5 degrees cooling of the climate.
    David Bressan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of coinciding
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  • When done correctly, the result should increasingly feel like working 1-1 with an instructor, but without the inconvenience of conforming to the instructor's schedule or competing for time and attention with other students.
    Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • When faced with differences, individuals are likely to respond in one of three ways—by conforming and agreeing with the other person, seeking their validation or distancing themselves altogether.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of conforming
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  • By then, Penn State was already on its way to the Big Ten, with the Presidents of the league’s Universities agreeing in June 1990 to make the Nittany Lions the conference’s 11th school.
    Tim Casey, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • By halfway through the 2025 ceremony, the internet was pretty unanimous in agreeing that Glaser ate and left no crumbs.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of agreeing
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  • Kerry Taylor Auctions and Maurice Auction will host a unique sale in Paris that day, consisting entirely of Martin Margiela’s early work, with pieces from 1988 to 1994.
    Sandra Salibian, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
  • In 2003, a new McNuggets recipe, consisting only of white meat chicken, was released, McDonald's said.
    Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of consisting
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