tally
noun
an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
are tallying
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present progressiveof tally.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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With ongoing uncertainty about when the conflict in Iran will end, finance chiefs are tallying up the damage as a fresh wave of earnings reports rolls in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Airline executives said they are tallying costs of the disruption and would be working through passengers’ reimbursement claims for food, accommodations and alternative travel.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2022
County officials there are tallying more than two dozen races and are pledging to restart the count as soon as possible.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
Those affected by the fires are tallying what was lost and trying to move forward.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2020
But if French and British politicians are tallying up the contracts, business executives are leaving little to chance.
From Reuters ● Sep. 23, 2011
