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Definition of talliesnext
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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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
Mata, 26, was one of the thousands of volunteers who safeguarded vote tallies during the 2024 vote. Nbc News, NBC news, 8 Jan. 2026 This tallies with what Bank of America Research’s Head of US Equity & Quantitative Strategy, Savita Subramanian, told Fortune in August about how companies have learned in the 2020s to generally replace people with process. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Jan. 2026 Official results gave Maduro 51 percent, but independent tallies, leaked data and assessments from the Carter Center, the United Nations and the Organization of American States suggested González likely won by a wide margin. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026 That constitutes a 48% decline and one of the lowest tallies since 1990, Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said. Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026 Hughes had assists on both tallies of Danila Yurov’s first career two-goal game and assisted on one goal each by Yurov’s Russian countrymen Kirill Kaprizov and Yakov Trenin. Michael Russo, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026 His statement appeared to contradict earlier Defense Ministry tallies, which said 89 drones were shot down over eight regions, including 18 over Novgorod, later adding another 23. Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025 Notably, Stranger Things, Harry Potter, The Lion King and Wicked all had a nine-performance week, rather than the typical eight, which helped boost the tallies. Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025 For the 2022-2023 school year, the average graduation rate for homeless students was 68%, nearly 19% lower than all other students and 10% less than students who were poor but had stable housing, according to federal tallies. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 28 Dec. 2025
Verb
The list tallies the top 20 surging Vocaloid tracks on Japan‘s video-sharing platform Niconico Douga by applying Billboard Japan’s proprietary weighting to data such as views, number of creations, comments and likes. Billboard Japan, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2025 Other times, the book sounds like a droning Christmas-card letter, as Sarkozy endlessly tallies his friends and foes. Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025 The analysis tallies the annual cost of housing, transportation and other necessities for each of the 50 largest cities by population, drawing from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Federal Reserve and other sources. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025 For its part, DOGE still has a website that tallies its cost-reduction efforts and claims $214 billion in savings. Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tallies
Noun
  • Michael David McKee was arrested over the weekend in Illinois on two counts of murder in the deaths of Monique Tepe and her husband, Spencer.
    Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 13 Jan. 2026
  • He will be booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail and faces two counts of homicide, one count of assault with a deadly weapon and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, officials said.
    Richard Ramos, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Deep excavations into the earliest layers of Carthage now confirm that a city was founded at a time that corresponds with the ancient sources who claimed these events occurred in circa 814 BCE.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The rate decline corresponds with cargo airplanes taken out of capacity as airlines adjusted supply after volumes slumped following the end of the peak season.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Stevenson 10-3 (4) Quinton Frakes also scores in double figures twice at Wheeling, where the Patriots finish third.
    Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Luka Doncic finishes with 34 points and LeBron James scores 31 as the Lakers surge late in the fourth quarter to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies 128-121.
    Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The event at San Jose State coincides with the release of the annual Silicon Valley Index, and all those statistics should give Thompson plenty to dive into as the valley remains a region with enormous amounts of wealth and poverty.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • And the timing coincides with football season.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The knee-high design works in the same way as the tights, offering compression to improve circulation in a fashionable design that conforms to your shape.
    Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The force utilized by Sterling Heights Police Officer conforms to Michigan law, as well as applicable agency policy, standards, and guidelines.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Ruth Susswein, director of consumer protection at Consumer Action, agrees that some consumers would end up with fewer credit card options, lower credit limits and possibly more fees.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Tony Kennedy, a large lake specialist for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), agrees.
    Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 14 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The geocorona consists mainly of hydrogen atoms.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Their flock consists largely of interns and junior staffers, earnest but broke.
    Tara Palmeri, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026

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“Tallies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tallies. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.

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