Adding
Tally and adding are semantically related. in accumulation topic. In some cases you can use "Tally" instead the word "Adding" as a verb or a noun.
Tally
Tally noun - A total number obtained or recorded by noting each thing as it was being added.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Her face lights up with hope and delight as she takes a moment to savor adding one to the population/survivor tally on display in her make-shift office.
Source: Population: X, and Counting -
Unscrupulous Hero: Jonas, good guy dark actions both in episode 7 where he kills four people and describes it as adding to his death tally and implied in his past where he was a horrible person as a teenager and he clings to his resolve not to use his powers to keep himself honest.
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While a character can be both if they are both charming and legitimately care about those they charm, frequently a work will contrast an awkward but sincere Chivalrous Pervert with the Man of Wealth and Taste charm of a Handsome Lech only interested in adding tally marks to his list of "conquests".
Source: Handsome Lech
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