tallies 1 of 2

plural of tally
as in counts
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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tallies

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of tally
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as in scores
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 tallies
Noun
Los Angeles came back from a 3-0 first-period deficit with three tallies in the third as Kevin Fiala and Quinton Byfield lit the lamp before Kempe’s tying score. Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 When large and small crowds in large and small towns gather respectfully, even exuberantly, to register their response to the country’s direction, measuring newsworthiness by body count or damage tallies misses the critical story. Nancy Gibbs, Time, 17 Oct. 2025 Emmy O’Donnell collected two tallies and two assists while Catherine Kilmartin added a pair of goals as Concord-Carlisle (8-1-3) blanked Newton South 5-0 in Dual County League girls soccer play. Kristina Banahan, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025 After the votes had been cast, Machado’s supporters produced electoral tallies appearing to show that González had won with a sweeping majority, but Venezuela’s official electoral tribunal, without producing any proof, declared Maduro the winner. Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025 Contextualizing the rate of crashes versus the raw tallies presents more challenges, to say nothing of finding a cause. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025 And her courage in having participated in an unfair contest and in exposing Maduro’s fraud by publishing the true vote tallies on the internet, surely made Machado stand out to the Nobel committee. David Smilde, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025 Luminate is the successor to Soundscan, and any of these record numbers refer to the era since 1991, when Soundscan came on the scene and began offering reliable weekly sales tallies for recordings. Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025 Hiring slowed sharply in recent months, and government tallies showed that employers actually cut jobs in June for the first time since 2020. Scott Horsley, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
At the end of each month, an official review board of experts and officers verifies each strike, tallies the points, and releases a list of the best-scoring teams. Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025 Everyone tallies up what is picked up. Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025 Providence 5-0 (5) Abbey Knight tallies 45 kills in four matches as Celtics win Wilmington Tournament. Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025 That video was the first of what has since expanded into an all-encompassing price breakdown content page, where Wilson tallies up pieces from everything from Bama Rush outfits to back-to-school hauls. Tabitha Parent, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025 When Victoria Mboko tallies up her Canadian Open, the positives column will be overflowing. James Hansen, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tallies
Noun
  • Combs had been sentenced to 50 months (roughly more than four years) by a judge after a two-month trial ended with him being convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
    Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Bowers, was convicted on all 63 federal counts in 2023 and sentenced to death.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • JPMorgan reiterates neutral rating, lowers price objective to $1,275 from $1,300 JPMorgan’s forecast corresponds to upside of around 3%.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Argentina’s western border with Chile corresponds to the boundary between the Nazca Plate, which subducts beneath the South American Plate.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the show, the song scores Joanne’s sister Morgan’s (Justine Lupe) engagement party, through which Joanne and Noah are struggling after getting into a fight.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The average monthly mortgage in Blythe is $1,332, while the Riverside County city scores 71 out of 100 on livability.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The action coincides with controllers’ first full missing paycheck since the shutdown began.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The danger intensifies when storm surge coincides with high tide, rapidly elevating water levels and increasing the risk of widespread flooding.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The high-compression fabric conforms to the body, while the double-layered waistband ensures a secure fit.
    Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The oversized chair is ideal for patios, decks, or poolside spaces, and it’s filled with high-density foam that conforms to your body position, offering comfortable support for long-term sitting and relaxing.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Jacqueline Stein, a professional cleaner and the owner of Home Reimagined in Austin, Texas, agrees and suggests opting for gentle, pH-neutral cleaners instead.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Howard Bashman, an appellate lawyer and legal columnist, agrees.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Rookie fourth-round pick Jordan Watkins is suiting up for his first game, joining a unit that consists today of Jauan Jennings, Kendrick Bourne, Demarcus Robinson and Skyy Moore.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The menu consists mostly of a caviar list and a $95 per person prix fixe.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025

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