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as in count
a total number obtained or recorded by noting each thing as it was being added the final tally for worshippers at Sunday services was 126

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as in to score
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 tally
Noun
The final tally represents more than a 10% jump in giving year-over-year. Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 4 June 2025 At least 1,157 measles cases have been reported in the US this year, according to a CNN tally using data from state health departments. Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
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Hot 100 chart, tallying the week from May 12 to 18, here. Billboard Japan, Billboard, 22 May 2025 The Storm Prediction Center had tallied 883 local tornado reports this year as of Monday, 35% higher than average for this time of year. Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for tally
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Noun
  • Sconce eventually pleaded guilty to 21 criminal counts — including for mutilating corpses, holding mass cremations and hiring hit men — and was sentenced in 1989 to five years in prison.
    Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
  • To Trump’s backhanded credit, that’s putting it mildly on all counts.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 31 May 2025
Verb
  • The photograph corresponds, complements, or even dissolves the sculptural object’s manual and artisanal production procedures, functioning not as document but as its dialectical technological counterpart.
    Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
  • By contrast, the total income in their domestic league in 2022 was just €16m (note that Sheriff’s European income was split across their 2021 and 2022 financial years, so doesn’t correspond to the single-season income from UEFA).
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Verb
  • The Sparks scored 27 points and had a 10-point lead going into the second quarter.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
  • The first inning saw Trent Grisham single and score on a two-out knock from Domínguez as Andy Pages airmailed a throw over home plate.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 2 June 2025
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  • Trump Media’s announcement also coincides with the start of the bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas where Vice President JD Vance, Trump Media board member Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are expected to speak.
    Zach Everson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • Harry’s trip to China coincides with King Charles’ royal visit to Canada.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 26 May 2025
Verb
  • In Feeding Ghosts, the disconnect between Sun Yi’s training and instincts as a journalist, and the requirements of the increasingly totalitarian Communist regime to make reality conform to their narrative, literally drove her insane.
    Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
  • The Trump administration's pressure on Harvard is part of a broader Republican effort to push universities, law firms, the media, the judiciary and other traditionally nonpartisan institutions to conform to the president's political agenda.
    Peter Aitken Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • But the right dose may also depend on your health status, so check with your doctor.
    Erica Sweeney, Time, 28 May 2025
  • For those flyers who tend to bring a lot of baggage with them, a viral travel hack involving pillowcases is now apparently helping some passengers avoid checking a bag.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
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  • Snyder agreed that weather remains a major concern for summer travel, and the usual advice for dealing with that applies.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 29 May 2025
  • The Supreme Court agreed, in the case known as Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, finding that Congress had the authority to protect commissioners against Presidential dismissal.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • Then, scroll down for more beach essentials at Amazon, all of which will fit perfectly into your new wagon.
    Izzy Baskette, People.com, 2 June 2025
  • The most likely fits Carolina Hurricanes No contending team will have a bigger need for a star offensive player and as much cap space as the Hurricanes, who figure to be aggressive this July 1 given another disappointing exit.
    James Mirtle, New York Times, 2 June 2025

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“Tally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tally. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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