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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 attack killed more than 1,200 people in Israel, and hundreds more were taken hostage by Hamas militants, according to Israeli tallies. Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 22 May 2025 Edwards’ latest fine puts his tally for the 2024-25 season over $420,000, largely due to a pattern of inappropriate language with media and obscene gestures. James Jackson, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Verb
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
  • Panasonic wins on word count, which is more of an amusing side note since OM and Panasonic often vie for the lengthiest lens names in the industry.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 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
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  • In its own surveys, Google found that its new Material 3 Expressive design language, with its responsive animations and playful typography, scored high across all age groups.
    Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 21 May 2025
  • And Miller scored eight points in 8.9 seconds late in Game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals, again capping another improbable come-from-behind victory.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 May 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
  • Many of these clothes are displayed on models whose bodies conform to (and are sometimes edited to promote) hyper-idealized body standards.
    Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025
  • Due to its enormous economy and population, automakers have conformed to California’s rules.
    Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • That’s the same deadline United has for passengers checking luggage at the airport but 15 minutes earlier than the current one for people without bags to check.
    Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 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
  • O’Connell and quarterbacks coach Josh McCown agreed this spring not to assume anything with McCarthy.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • The top draft pick for 2025 will wear the new shade as a symbol of how to go after what fits you personally—not just what’s trending.
    Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2025
  • Holmgren appears to be the center — at least through one game — whose versatile skill set fits a series that is tilting small.
    Anthony Slater, New York Times, 21 May 2025

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“Tally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tally. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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