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noun

ˈta-lē How to pronounce tally (audio)
Definition of tallynext
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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verb

1
as in to correspond
to be in agreement on every point our lists for best movies of the year tally perfectly

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2
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
Either way, the Haitian government tally is lower than the 47 deaths reported by some media in the immediate aftermath or by the United Nations, whose Secretary-General António Guterres in a statement on Tuesday condemned the violence. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 The case is the fifth reported in the state so far in 2026, according to Kane County Health Department Executive Director Michael Isaacson, in a year that has already seen nationwide numbers exceed the total tally for the year prior. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
Despite the average credit score being unchanged at 714 from October, there are affordability pressures building beneath the surface, according to FICO, which tallies FICO Scores used by lenders to measure consumer credit risk. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 During her illustrious life and career, Parton tallied 11 Grammy Awards, three Emmy Awards, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, while also being nominated for six Golden Globe Awards, a Tony Award and two Academy Awards. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tally
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tally
  1. count
  2. correspond
  3. score
  4. coincide
  5. check
  6. conform
  7. agree
  8. fit
Noun
  • Clancy, 36, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder related to the strangling deaths of her children Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months.
    — James Powel, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The move came as a surprise, since Høiby is not of blood relation to the late King and is currently on house arrest after being found guilty of two counts of rape in June.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of count
Verb
  • Back in 2015, Parton and her team buried a chestnut box filled with physical copies of a brand new song in two formats, cassette and CD, along with their corresponding players, under her Dollywood DreamMore Resort and Spa.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The cabin sound is enhanced using technology that senses intake pressure and creates a corresponding engine sound routed through the speakers.
    — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of correspond
Verb
  • Their 1,205 hits lead the league, as do their 196 home runs, 583 walks and 742 runs scored.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Sox went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and left 14 on base while falling in the opener of the four-game series.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of score
Verb
  • The announcement followed Tilbury’s 2022 appointment as the trust’s ambassador for enterprise and coincided with its 50th anniversary gala, held in New York.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • That was the year voters passed an amendment to the original term limits, removing a 12-year total limit in order to be able to comply with a new state law mandating that local elections coincide with state regulations.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of coincide
Verb
  • Glasnow nursed an elbow issue when the Dodgers arrived in Atlanta two Septembers ago, hoping the pitcher would check a final box before returning to a big-league game.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Families with school-age kids are spending differently this year, and the shift changes when stores stock shelves, when deals hit and when parents finally check the last item off the list.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of check
Verb
  • All of the windows—and even the kitchen island and the couple’s bed platform—conform to the same dimensions.
    — Sean Santiago, Architectural Digest, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Joby has flown its first FAA-conforming aircraft and entered the final stage of type certification.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of conform
Verb
  • Iran and Oman, meanwhile, have agreed on a temporary maritime corridor intended to restore safer passage through the strait.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • No one else on earth could get those two to agree on anything, but that’s the power of Dolly Parton.
    — Hunter Kelly, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of agree
Verb
  • The first of 16 aircraft fitted with the seats is expected to arrive in 2028.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • European security officials officials said an explosive drone found at Leipzig/Halle airport in Germany fits a pattern of likely Russian aggression across Europe.
    — Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2026
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“Tally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tally. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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