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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
Driving the news: According to preliminary FAA data, there were 16.8 million flights in the nation's airspace last year — up about 500,000 from 2023 and the highest FAA tally since 2019. Justin L. MacK, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025 Suzuki received 393 votes (99.7%), Sabathia had 342 votes (86.8%), and Wagner had 325 (82.5%) in the final tally. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
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Listen to this article ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL Thomas Edwards put up 27 points, while AJ Bailey tallied 17 points and Nyisah Miranda had 13 points and 15 assists as Avon took down Calvary 66-47 in a nonleague contest. Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2025 The numbers are tallied in Appendix Schedule 6 of each year’s budget proposal. John Seiler, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for tally 
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Noun
  • Rhodes, who is serving an 18-year prison term, was outside the Capitol that day but was not convicted on any assault counts.
    Ella Lee, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
  • His Federal Register page count of 107,262 pages is the highest ever recorded, surpassed only by Obama’s pre-Trump regulatory surge.
    Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The pattern uncovered by the team corresponds with models that suggest black holes grow through repeat collisions in densely packed star clusters.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Advertisement World & Nation ‘TikTok refugees’ unexpectedly turn to Chinese alternative as ban looms Jan. 14, 2025 Police said Brainard’s Tinder account was used to correspond with the man.
    Kathy McCormack and Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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  • Jersey City also scored high on the list due to its similar population proportion of millennials.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
  • In what has been a difficult campaign for Hoffenheim overall, Bischof has been one of the few players to stand out scoring two goals and three assists in 24 games across all competitions.
    Manuel Veth, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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  • In an attempt to rewrite history, Dawn Richard has now manufactured a series of false claims all in the hopes of trying to get a pay day — conveniently timed to coincide with her album release and press tour.
    Rachel McRady, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Israeli officials claim most of the 26 remaining hostages are alive, which coincides with the list Hamas provided.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
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  • Unstructured Data Challenges: Conversational data does not conform to rigid schemas.
    Mandar Khoje, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Within-group pressures also create stronger feelings of belonging among those who conform to the group’s internal norms, such as which political positions to support.
    Joe Árvai, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2025
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  • Melanie McGovern, director of public relations at the Better Business Bureau, told Business Insider that the best method to spot a phishing scam is to check from where the text or email came.
    Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
  • However, the expiration policy requires users to check into the Airbnb within seven days, not just book within seven days.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
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  • In what amounted to a salary dump, the Giants agreed to send left-hander Taylor Rogers to the Cincinnati Reds for minor league reliever Braxton Roxby, a pitcher who signed as an undrafted free agent and had a 5.21 ERA at Double-A Chattanooga last season.
    Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Meg Ryan ‘Finally’ Reunites with When Harry Met Sally Costar Billy Crystal — and Teases Something ‘Iconic’ Coming Both actors agreed Sweeney did the line justice in the commercial.
    Erin Clements, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
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  • Since joining the team, Finney-Smith has led the group in plus-minus, fitting in well around James and Davis as a seasoned role player with deep playoff experience.
    Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Take this example: a Microsoft team is just now figuring out how to use a diffusion model to find new materials that can fit the bill for high-tech projects.
    John Werner, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025

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“Tally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tally. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.

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