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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
Tatum continued his impressive comeback tour by tallying 23 points on 8-of-16 shooting, 11 rebounds, nine assists and three steals before sitting out the fourth quarter with Boston in control.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
The Pacers swept the season series, tallying three of their 18 total wins against the Bulls.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Offensively, Gabriella Cuellar led the way, tallying 3 hits and 2 RBIs.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
With the entire pitching staff tallying just three runs thus far, the Yankees have matched the 1943 Cardinals for the fewest permitted through the first five games of a season.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
The game is scored with teams tallying points for innings won instead of runs scored.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2026
Risks are higher during periods of greater solar activity, which follows an 11-year cycle that researchers track by tallying the dark sunspots that represent magnetic storms capable of producing outbursts.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026
The Chicago native was named a third-team All-SEC selection after tallying a program-high 13 double-doubles.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
Sapp was more productive while at Florida, though, tallying seven sacks his junior year, prior to a disappointing single-sack fall.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
The Pacers swept the season series, tallying three of their 18 total wins against the Bulls.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Offensively, Gabriella Cuellar led the way, tallying 3 hits and 2 RBIs.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
With the entire pitching staff tallying just three runs thus far, the Yankees have matched the 1943 Cardinals for the fewest permitted through the first five games of a season.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
The game is scored with teams tallying points for innings won instead of runs scored.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2026
Risks are higher during periods of greater solar activity, which follows an 11-year cycle that researchers track by tallying the dark sunspots that represent magnetic storms capable of producing outbursts.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026
The Chicago native was named a third-team All-SEC selection after tallying a program-high 13 double-doubles.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
Sapp was more productive while at Florida, though, tallying seven sacks his junior year, prior to a disappointing single-sack fall.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tallying
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If their finish would have earned them prize money, USATF will pay them the corresponding amount.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2026
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Each pitch outcome has corresponding odds and users have a limited timeframe to choose whether to wager.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Booker had 15 first-half points, scoring mainly off midrange pull-ups but also using catch-and-shoot jumpers and getting to the line against the Wolverines, who had no answer for the first Team All-SEC honoree.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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White was similarly inefficient, scoring seven points on 3-of-12 shooting, including 1-for-6 from 3-point range.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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On Wednesday, Martens presented both his ready-to-wear and Artisanal collections together in Shanghai, the presentation coinciding with four exhibitions across China, each dedicated to a founding code of the house.—
Alexandra Di Palma,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2026
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The wintry mix will peak Thursday morning, coinciding with the morning commute.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
1 Apr. 2026
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More than a hundred lawmakers in the House and Senate signed letters sent to Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth in mid-March asking whether the Maven Smart System was involved in the strike on the school, and for more details on how the military is checking the work of AI.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Teams are also checking that everything around the hatch is properly sealed, NASA said.—
Miles Doran,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 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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In analyzing the cases of murder exonerees who sued, the Tribune found cases typically spawned roughly 300 docket entries and cost taxpayers nearly $900,000 in legal defense fees as the city often took the cases to the verge of trial before agreeing to pay.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Several of the defendants have been hit with similar issues at the original Astor on Third building, agreeing to a $500,000 lawsuit settlement in February that requires them to fix accessibility issues.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Roman soldiers guarding the fortlet enjoyed views of open pastures and cleared woodland consisting mainly of alder, hazel, and willow, with smaller amounts of oak and birch.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
15 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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“Tallying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tallying. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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