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Reid went 1 for 2 on extra points and had a touchback before Butker returned.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2024
Through tomorrow, May 15, Southwest is selling points at a 50 percent discount to allow travelers to buy a few extra points toward their next flight.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
That extra point extended the home team advantage to 7-1, and also made Tovar just the second player in franchise history to double and triple in the same inning.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 9 May 2024
Taylor joins Santos, who made 35 of 38 field goals and 31 of 33 extra points in 2023, and Scales, who is back for his ninth season with the Bears.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1949, in the meaning defined above
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“Extra point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extra%20point. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
extra point
noun
: a point scored in football after a touchdown by kicking the ball between the goalposts or advancing it a short distance into the end zone
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