1
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
The junior guard caught fire from the field herself, tallying 12 points over the first two quarters as the Mustangs built a 33-20 lead at the break.
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
Not only is the forward a captain, but he's been the team's most consistent player, tallying six double-doubles.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 2 Jan. 2026
The Florida native has made 185 appearances in the NWSL, tallying six goals and 16 assists on her career, including a league-leading six assists in 2022.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
Hubbard led the Zebra offense, rushing for 71 yards and tallying 76 as a receiver.
—Charles Baggarly & Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Dec. 2025
After the interviews, each supervisor selected up to three names on a voting sheet, with the county attorney tallying the results aloud.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
The second-year receiver had a fantastic night, tallying seven catches and 96 yards in the first half with the game’s first touchdown on a beautiful release that left cornerback Da’Ron Bland flat-footed.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The film was a critical and commercial success, tallying $95 million at the domestic box office and earning Oscar nominations for both Weir and Williams.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
In last year’s survey, growth equities and defense industries were the most popular choices, each tallying just under a third of respondents.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
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When aftershock data is available, the corresponding maps and charts include earthquakes within 100 miles and seven days of the initial quake.—
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To backers of the cuts, the savings reflect state efforts to blunt Colorado’s affordability crisis, especially as home valuations — and corresponding tax bills — skyrocketed following the pandemic.—
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Maryland continued its hot-shooting in the second, once again scoring the first 11 points to open up a 22-point lead.—
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However, Demirel opened the game scoring eight unanswered points to give the visiting Antelopes an early 8-0 lead.—
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The winners will be announced on February 16 at a gala event at the historic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, coinciding with the foundation’s think-tank event, The World Forum on the Future of Democracy, AI/Tech and Humankind.—
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Reader's Digest named Route 66 one of the best places to travel in 2026, coinciding with the highway's centennial.—
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This can involve checking crawl spaces, your home’s foundation, around windows and doors, and under the eaves of your home for small holes and filling them up with spray foam or steel wool.—
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In some cases, the strategy can cost more than checking a bag.—
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The company is also conducting power-on tests of its first FAA-conforming aircraft.—
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By County Set by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) each year and based on home values, conforming loan limits are typically used to determine maximum loan amounts for many mortgage types.—
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The city settled the case two years later, agreeing to create 12,915 new shelter beds or other housing opportunities by June 2027.—
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Right-hander Cade Cavalli was the lone exception, meaning the pitcher’s representation must exchange figures and potentially go to a hearing with the club before agreeing to a 2026 salary.—
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But the person who spends the entire game making prop bets on his phone is experiencing a drama whose shape is fundamentally unrelated to the game and its outcome, consisting instead of a patchwork of mini-dramas centering on this pitch, that run, that pass play.—
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This track, consisting largely of vocals and horn, gives me the feeling of actually floating.—
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“Tallying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tallying. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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